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e. Sexual and reproductive health ( SRH) [1] is a field of research, health care, and social activism that explores the health of an individual's reproductive system and sexual well-being during all stages of their life. [2] [3] [4] Sexual and reproductive health is more commonly defined as sexual and reproductive health and rights, [5] to ...
The World Health Organization ( WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. [ 2] It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has six regional offices [ 3] and 150 field offices worldwide. [ 4] The WHO was established on April 7, 1948, and formally began its work on September 1, 1948. [ 5]
The Department of Health and Human Services has developed a definition for sexual health in the United States based on the World Health Organization’s definition of sexual health. “Sexual health is a state of well-being in relation to sexuality across the life span that involves physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual dimensions.
Intersex medical interventions ( IMI ), sometimes known as intersex genital mutilations ( IGM ), [ 1] are surgical, hormonal and other medical interventions performed to modify atypical or ambiguous genitalia and other sex characteristics, primarily for the purposes of making a person's appearance more typical and to reduce the likelihood of ...
The World Health Organization [14] defines sexual health as: "Sexual health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality. It requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion ...
The Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation (ACCF), founded in 2008, promotes 'women's health by eliminating cervical cancer and enabling treatment for women with cervical cancer and related health issues, in Australia and in developing countries.' [155] Ian Frazer, one of the developers of the Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine, is the scientific ...
The World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD), the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), and many medical journals classify intersex traits or conditions among disorders of sex development (DSD).
Women's health is an example of population health, where health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". [ 1] Often treated as simply women's reproductive health, many groups argue for a broader definition pertaining to ...