Sex with illness and disability
Women with medical illnesses and physical disabilities are faced with the challenge of having a healthy sex life. This, however, is due more to the conditions in which they are received and perceived than by the restrictions brought about by illnesses and disabilities themselves. The following illustrate the plight of these women.
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STDS and safe sex
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS) are diseases acquired from one person to another through the transmission of blood, semen and other bodily secretions during sexual activity. While some STDs can be cured with specially designed antibiotics, most others such as the HIV, genital herpes, and human papillomavirus are incurable, and imply further diseases and medical conditions [...]
Birth control
Within sexual relationships, women are the carriers of the most natural yet life-changing consequence of sexual intercourse—pregnancy. However, not all women actually want this yet, or at all. Potential parents may want more time to prepare or enjoy each other’s company before becoming full time parents, or to gap their children’s ages properly; some women [...]
Arousal & libido
New research by the Northwestern University on women’s sexuality revealed an unexpected conclusion re the sexual arousal of women. In comparison to men, both heterosexual and lesbian women have a tendency to become sexually aroused by both male and female erotica. This discloses a bisexual arousal pattern.
Sexual arousal, in particular genital sexual arousal, is likely [...]