sexual well-being

Erotic health state

Sexual well-being is a state of physical, emotional, and social health in relation to sexuality.

It encompasses satisfaction with one's sex life, comfort with sexual identity, freedom from coercion or dysfunction, and the ability to have pleasurable, safe sexual experiences: The clinic takes a holistic approach to sexual well-being.

The term appears frequently in public health contexts.

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healthy relationships · intimacy · boundaries · open communication · communication · pleasure · libido · empowerment · contraception · trust · reproductive health · hormonal balance · self-esteem · self-care practices · arousal · sexually transmitted infections · mental health · trauma recovery

Categories
Opposites
sexual health and function

sexual well-beingsexual dysfunction

Impaired physical intimacy response

erectile dysfunction · vaginismus · frigidity · impotence · low libido

emotional/psychological experience of sexuality

sexual well-beingsexual trauma

Harm from unwanted intimacy

sexual frustration · body shame

relational/interpersonal sexuality

sexual well-beingsexual abuse

Nonconsensual intimate violation

sexual trauma · sexual coercion · sexual exploitation · sexual violence · marital rape

Family

sexual, sexes, sexed, sexing, sexier, sexiest, sexily, sexiness, sexuality

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