Sexual Health: International Perspectives on FGC/FGM, HIV/AIDS, and Health Promotion

Sexual Health
International Perspectives

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
According to the world health organisation, the sexual health is defined as not merely the
non existence of disease, infirmity or dysfunction, it is the state of mental,social emotional and
physical well-being in terms of sexuality. Sexual health needs a respectful and positive approach
to sexual relationship and sexuality as well as the chances of having safe and pleasurable sexual
experiences, free of discrimination,violence and coercion. Sexual health promotion is the method
through which an individuals can get the capability to improve and control their sexual health.
The promotion of sexual health can assist the people to decrease the risk of STDs (sexually
transmitted diseases) like, Gonorrhoea, HIV/ AIDS, Genital herpes, Chlamydia, unwanted
pregnancy and so on. It also help to increase emotional and sexual well being. There are more
than 20 health issue related to sexual health of male and female. In this essay, some of the sexual
health issue like FGC/FGM, HIV/AIDS, will be majorly discuss. This essay is going to discuss
about the FGC (female genital cutting)/ FGM (Female genital Mutilation). FGC/FGM term is
used by the activist and health advocates to represent the risk associated with the practice.
Awareness and Education related to the different health issue will also discuss in this essay.
Current issue in sexual health in terms of public health and health promotion will be discuss in
this essay. Ethical and legal framework and their impact on sexual health will be also included
in this essay. Finally in this essay, some of the policies and intervention related with sexual
health is going to discuss.
BACKGROUND
Sexual health promotion is defined as the process by which every individual know how to
control and develop their sexual health. The main goal of promoting sexual health is to enhance
emotional and sexual well being. It also help to decrease the risk of sexually transmitted disease.
It deceases the possibility of unwanted pregnancies. In UK, it is done for termination of
pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease. For being healthy by all the aspects such as
physical, mental, emotional and social it is very crucial to promote and talk about the sexual
health (Van Eekert, 2020). It also enables a person to enjoy himself sexually according to his
convenience. It is important to have good sexual health because poor sexual health may lead to
unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. WHO defined sexual health which
removed stigma by assisting clinicians, educators, policy makers and researchers. Sexual health
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