THE PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL SELF

• Physical self

  -       This is what you see from your physical body.

  -       Refers to the body that includes parts such as head, shoulder, knees, and toes.

  -       Made up of other organs such as heart, lungs, brain, stomach, and muscles.
• Sexual Self

  -       is your biological sex (male or female)

  -       it speaks about our sexual health, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression and values around sexuality.
• Puberty

  is the period of life, generally between the ages of 10 and 15 years old
• ●     Indifferent stage

  -       The embryos gender is not distinguishable for the first six weeks of development; this is known as the indifferent period of development.
• ●     Pseudohermaphrodites

  -       Refers to someone whose external genitalia are not consistent with his or her gonadal sex
• ●     Hermaphrodites

  -       The condition of having both male and female reproductive organs.
• female offspring

  a result of the combination of the XX chromosomes
• male offspring

  the XY combination results
• Testosterone


  The dominant male hormone
• Estrogen & Progesterone.


  the dominant female hormone
• FEMALES DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM 

  ➢    Escherichia coli which spread through the digestive tract

  ➢    Syphilis

  ➢    Gonorrhea

  ➢    Herpes virus

  ➢    Yeast
• Males DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

  ➢    Prostatitis

  ➢    Urethritis

  ➢    Epididymitis
• EROGENOUS ZONES

  -       Refers to parts of the body that are primarily receptive and increase sexual arousal when touched in a sexual manner.

  -       Mouth, breasts, genitals, and anus.

  -       Other common areas of the body that can be aroused easily: neck, thighs, abdomen, and feet.
• HUMAN SEXUALITY

  -       Interaction of a person’s biological sex, core gender identity, and gender role behavior.

  -       Hence, it can be a combination of biological, physiological, and psychological factors.
• HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR

  -       Human sexual behavior is defined as any activity-solitary, between two persons, or in a group-that induces sexual arousal
• • 2 Major factors to determine HSB

  a.    Inherited sexual response pattern - which can be inherent in the design of human beings.

  b.    Extent of expression of the sexual behavior or activity.
• TYPES OF HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR

  ●     Solitary

  -       Self-gratification means self-stimulation that leads to sexual arousal and generally, sexual climax.

  ●     Sociosexual

  -       Heterosexual behavior is the greatest amount of sociosexual behavior that occurs between only one male and one female.
• Sexual response

  -       Refers to the sequence of physical and emotional changes that occur as a person becomes sexually aroused and participates in sexually stimulating activities, including intercourse and masturbation.

  -       Follows a pattern of sequential stages or phases when sexual activity is continued.
• Excitement phase

  -       It is caused by increase in pulse and blood pressure; a sudden rise in blood supply to the surface of the body.
• Plateau phase

  -       It is generally of brief duration. If stimulation is continued, orgasm usually occurs.
• Sexual climax

  -       A feeling of abrupt, intense pleasure, a rapid increase in pulse rate and blood pressure, and spasms of the pelvic muscles causing contractions of the female reproductive organ and ejaculation by the male.
• Resolution phase

  -       It is the last stage that refers to the return to a normal or subnormal physiologic state.
• NERVOUS SYSTEM FACTORS

  -       The entire nervous system plays a significant role during sexual response. The autonomic system is involved in controlling the involuntary responses.
• Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder


  little or no desire to have sex
• Erectile disorder


  difficulty attaining or mainting erections
• Delayed ejaculation

  -       premature (early) ejaculation
• Female sexual interest/arousal disorder

  little or no desire to have sex
• Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder


  pain, anxiety, and tension associated with sexual activity; vaginismus, i.e., muscle spasms in the vagina that interfere with penetration
• SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

  are infections transmitted from an infected person to an uninfected person through sexual contact.
• HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)

  ●    is a virus that attacks cells that help the body fight infection,
• AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)

  is the late stage of HIV infection that occurs when the body's immune system is badly damaged because of the virus.
• Chlamydia


  can cause permanent damage to a woman's reproductive system. This can make it difficult or impossible to get pregnant later. Can also cause a potentially fatal ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy that occurs outside the womb).
• Gonorrhea

  ●     is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by a type of bacteria.
• Syphilis

  ●     Infection develops in stages (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). Each stage can have different signs and symptoms.
• Chancroid

  ●     causes open sores on or around the genitals. Sexually transmitted infection (STI).
• Human Papillomavirus

  ●     They do not cause any problems in most people, but some types can cause genital warts or cancer, (Genital Warts)
• Herpes simplex virus


  is very contagious.
• HSV-1


  usually causes sores around the lips or inside the mouth that are sometimes called fever blisters or cold sores
• HSV-2

    usually causes sores on the genitals (private parts). Either type can infect the mouth, genital area or another part of the body.
• Trichimonas vaginalis

  (or "trich") is caused by infection with Trichomonas vaginalis (a protozoan parasite).