Sexual health and hygiene is an integral part of living an authentic life. Maintaining proper hygiene involves practices like washing genital areas with warm water daily, avoiding scented soaps, changing feminine hygiene products frequently, and preventing sweat accumulation in enclosed areas. Following good hygiene practices can significantly improve physical, mental and emotional well-being as well as enhance intimate relationships.

2. Puberty causes all kinds of changes in the adolescent's body.
These bodily changes are normal part of developing into an adult.
There are instances when these changes can be a source of anxiety
to the growing teen. According to WHO, reproductive and sexual
ill-health accounts the global burden of ill-health; For women 20%
;For men 14%. It is closely related to other aspects of health. Love,
affection and sexual intimacy, all pay a role in healthy relationship.

3.  It's not enough to know what
happens during puberty.
 It's also important to learn how to
keep an adult body healthy, clean,
and free of infection.
 There are things you need to know
to keep your "new" adult body
running at its peak!
Identify the important of
health habits for the
developing adolescents
Observe maintaining good
hygiene

4. WHAT IS SEXUAL HEALTH?
 According to WHO (1975), defined sexual health as, “integration of somatic,
emotional, intellectual and social aspect of sexual being, in ways that are positively
enriching and that enhances personality, communication and love.”
HYGIENE?
 Refers to behaviors that can improve cleanliness and lead to good.
 Hygieia was the Greek goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation.
 Hygiene practices are employed as preventative measures to reduce the incidence
and spreading of diseases for the preservation of health.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH?
 Refer to the state of complete physical, mental, social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity in all matters relating to the reproductive
system and to its functions and processes at all stages of life.

5.  Poor sexual health can lead to a host of adverse consequences.
 Coercion and a lack of education on sexual health resources can lead to
unintended pregnancy and STI’s.
 Failing to communicate with doctors can also cause long- term physical
health consequences.
 Talk therapy or one-on-one therapy, and even couples counseling can help
people wade through these issues and come out the other side in better
sexual health.
 It’s also important to speak to a doctor about sexual health needs.

6.  Poverty and lack of access to clean water can both have a detrimental effect on a
person's personal hygiene can cause body odor, bad breath and other oral health
concerns.
 A person's mental health can also affect how they take care of themselves. People who
are living with certain conditions, such as a psychotic disorder, severe depression, or
drug or alcohol use disorder, may find it very difficult to keep up a personal hygiene
routine.
 Adverse impact your social life and presentation.
 Adverse impact on your career and dampens your romantic life.

7. It is important for maintaining both physical and mental health.
It keep all the parts of external body clean and healthy.
It reduces the chances of getting infections down there and
leading to more significant issues, such as infertility.
It diminishes the possibility of contracting all sorts of sexually-
transmitted diseases.

8. Knowing how to maintain good personal hygiene can make it easier to build a routine.
A person should have some basic knowledge of the following types of hygiene:
GENERAL HYGIENE:
 Hand washing- Most infections, especially colds and gastroenteritis, are caught
when we put our unwashed hands, which have germs on them, to our mouth. Some
infections are caught when other people’s dirty hands touch the food we eat. Hands
and wrists should be washed with clean soap and water, using a brush if your
fingernails are dirty.
 Dental hygiene- Dentist say that the most important part of tooth care happens at
home: Brushing and flossing properly, along with regular dental checkups, can help
prevent tooth decay and gum disease.

9.  Body Hair- In new places is something you can count on-again. they are hormones in
action. You may want to start shaving some places where body hair grows, but whether
you do is up to you. Some guys who grew facial hair like to let it develop into a
mustache and beard. Some girls may decide to leave the hair on their legs and under
their arms as is it all up to you and what you feel comfortable with. If you decide to
shave, whether you are a guy or a girl, you have a few different choices. You can use a
traditional razor with shaving cream or gel or you can use an electric razor.
 Oily Hair- Each strand of hair has it own sebaceous(oil) gland which keeps the hair
shiny and waterproof. But during puberty. when the sebaceous glands produce extra
oil, it can make your hair look too shiny, oily or greasy. Washing your hair everyday or
every other day can help control oily hair.

10.  Sweat and Body Odor- Perspiration, or sweat. comes from sweat glands that you
have always had in your body. But thanks to puberty, these glands not only
become more active than before, they also begin to secrete different chemicals
into the sweat that has a stronger smelling odor. You might notice this odor
under also have new smells. The best way to keep clean is to bathe or shower
everyday using a mild soap and warm water. This will help wash away any
bacteria that can contribute to the smell.
 Deodorant or antiperspirant- they used is to control underarm odor after
puberty many people not only bathe or shower.

11. GENITAL and MENSTRUAL HYGIENE: taking care of one’s sexual health is not only about
preventing diseases or infections, but also about good general hygiene in the general area.
 FOR WOMEN: NEVER wash inside the vagina. Wash the outer genital area (Labia)
making sure to get in between the folds, and the area between vagina and the anus daily
with warm water (if using soap, use only unscented varieties)
 Menstruation - wash your body, including your genital area, in the same way as you
always do.
 Tampons- the kind of protection a girl wear inside the vagina when she menstruates.
And should be changed at least every 4-6 hours.
 Sanitary pad or sanitary napkin- this kind of protection a girls wears in her
underpants when menstruates.
 Cystitis - is an infection of the bladder.
 Thrush - some soaps and detergents can irritate the skin of the vagina, and make
thrush infections more likely.

12.  FOR MEN: And a man with an uncircumcised penis can clean it by gently pulling back
the foreskin and washing underneath it with warm water or soap.
 A build-up of secretions called smegma can form under the foreskin of uncircumcised
men. If you are uncircumcised, gently pull back the foreskin when you have a shower
and clean with water. You can use soap if you like, but make sure you rinse it off well.
 Wash the outer genital area (penis and testicles) and the area between the testicles
and the anus daily with warm water (if using soap, use only unscented varieties)
 In uncircumcised males: Pull the foreskin back and using warm water, wash the glans
(head) of the penis
 Athletic Supporter- the formal term for this is “jock strap”

13. SUMMARY:
Sexual health and hygiene is an integral part of living an authentic life. Making it
one of our priorities can significantly improve an individual’s emotional, physical,
mental well-being, as well as enhance their intimate relationship.
For the male hygiene, to much washing with soap and shower gels can cause
soreness. These areas need frequent washing to stop sweat from accumulating,
especially as they are enclosed in underwear for most of the day, these areas need
frequent washing to stop sweat from accumulating, especially as they are enclosed in
underwear for most of the day, make sure the area between the base of the testicles
and the anus is also clean and odor- free. And for the female hygiene, avoid using
scented soap and gels. Don’t shave the entire pubic hair. Change tampons, pads, or
liners at least 4-5 times a day. Wash the area with warm water daily, even if you skip a
shower and after using toilet, wipe it back to front.

14. KEEP SAFE AND BE HYGIENIC
EVERYONE!😉💝

15. Wash the area with
warm water daily, even
if you skip a shower.
After using toilet, wipe
it back to front.
Avoid using scented
soap and gels.
Don’t shave the entire
pubic hair.
Change tampons, pads,
or liners at least 4-5
times a day.

16. These areas need frequent
washing to stop sweat from
accumulating, especially as they
are enclosed in underwear for
most of the day.
To much washing with soap and
shower gels can cause soreness
Look out for any unusual lumps
or swellings in your testicles that
weren’t there before.
Make sure the area between the
base of the testicles and the
anus is also clean and odor-
free.

17. It reduces the chances of getting
infections down there and leading
to more significant issues, such
as infertility.
It diminishes the possibility of
contracting all sorts of sexually-
transmitted diseases.