sexual health
Americannoun
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a person's physical, emotional, and social well-being in relation to sexual activity, sexual attitudes, and reproductive health.
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the branch of medicine or psychology concerned with sexual behavior, function, and reproductive health.
Example Sentences
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Dr. Paul Turek, a reproductive urologist and micro-surgeon in California who specializes in male fertility and sexual health, said he’s hearing these sorts of worries from his patients increasingly often.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Vaccination is now available from sexual health services.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
Last year,146,098 HIV-negative people accessing sexual health services had a PrEP need because they were at substantial risk of acquiring HIV.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
“The extreme cuts at HHS also impact environmental health, sexual health, and sexual violence prevention programs as well as health and safety regulatory bodies,” Barreto said.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2025
I heartily sympathize with parents and school officials who object to special lectures that suddenly focus attention on problems of sexual health.
From Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life by Bigelow, Maurice Alpheus
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