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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Staff drafted in from schools and sexual health clinics have been praised by NHS bosses for their "heroic efforts".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Washington leads PrEPHer, a program that equips Black, brown, and queer women with sexual health education and access to free HIV/STI self-testing kits.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
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
Richard Angell, chief executive of the Terrence Higgins Trust, a leading sexual health charity, told the BBC the vaccine was a "remarkable addition to our toolkit on sexual health".
From BBC • Aug. 3, 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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