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 relationship. Reproductive health implies that people are able to have a responsible, satisfying and safer sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so.

2. Mrs. Gayathri R
First year MSc Nursing
Upasana College Of
Nursing

3. INTRODUCTION
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
relationship. Reproductive health implies that people
are able to have a responsible, satisfying and safer sex
life and that they have the capability to reproduce and
the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so.

4. DEFINITION
According to the current working definition,
sexual health is: a state of physical, mental,
emotional & social well-being in relation to
sexually; it is not merely the absence of disease,
dysfunction or infirmity.

5. COMPONENTS OF SEXUAL HEALTH
• SEXUAL & SELF CONCEPT
• BODY IMAGE
• GENDER IDENTITY
• SEXUAL ORIENTATION

6. FACTORS AFFECTING SEXUAL HEALTH
•BRAIN
•SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS &
DISEASES
•FEAR & ANXIETY

7. ALTERATION IN SEXUAL HEALTH
• INFERTILITY
• SEXUAL ABUSE
• PERSONAL & EMOTIONAL HEALTH
• SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION

8. SEX EDUCATION
•Sex roles
•Pre-marital sex & teenage pregnancy
•Social relationship
•Personal identity
•Emotional development
•Sex drive or Sexual feeling in childhood &
adolescent

9. CONTI…
• Physical, emotional & psychological changes during
pregnancy
• Anatomy & physiology of reproductive system
• Gender roles
• Sexually transmitted disease
• Social Aspects
• Conception, pregnancy & birth

10. NURSING MANAGEMENT
•ASSESSMENT
•PLANNING
•IMPLIMENTATION