Bed Death and Other Lesbian Sexual Problems Unraveled: A Qualitative Study of the Sexual Health of Lesbian Women Involved in a Relationship

Background: Sexual problems are common. Many patients with sexual health dysfunction use self-help literature or are often managed in general practice. However, many general practitioners (GPs) find it difficult to discuss sexual health issues because they feel uncomfortable with this and lack training in these matters. These GPs are now referring patients with sexual dysfunction to specialists.Aim: We sought to explore how GPs working in the Mabopane and Ga-Rankuwa areas of handle sexual problems of their patients.Setting: The setting was the Mabopane and Ga-Rankuwa areas of North-West Tshwane, in Gauteng Province.Methods: A qualitative study comprising eight free attitude interviews with purposefully selected four male and four female GPs. All interviews were conducted in English and tape-recorded. Field notes in the form of a detailed diary was kept. The tapes were transcribed verbatim, and the transcriptions were checked against the tapes for omissions and inaccuracies.Results: Six themes emerged from the interviews: causes of sexual problems; presentation of sexual problems to the doctor; management of sexual health problems; sex is a taboo topic; society’s need for sexual health discussions, and these discussions have already begun; previous limited exposure and training, and a need for more sexual health training.Conclusion: This study confirms earlier findings that patients could be either reluctant to discuss their problems or are open about them when presenting to doctors with sexual dysfunction. GPs were not exposed to sexual health training at medical school and, because of this shortcoming, felt that training in sexual medicine should be part of the curriculum.

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Sexual problems in two inner city London sexual health centres: prevalence, attributions and need for psychosexual services

Sexual & Relationship Therapy ◽

10.1080/14681990903242278 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (3-4) ◽

pp. 249-260 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Laura Shepherd ◽

Sarah Heke ◽

Amanda O'Donovan

Keyword(s):

Sexual Health ◽

Inner City ◽

Sexual Problems ◽

Health Centres

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Barriers to Utilization of Sexual Health Services among Young People in District Dang Nepal: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Medicine ◽

10.3329/jom.v19i2.37224 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 79-83

Author(s):

Prayas Gautam ◽

Munawar Hussain Soomro ◽

Suprich Sapkota ◽

Koshish Raj Gautam ◽

Aastha Kasaju

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Health Services ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Large Population ◽

Easy Access ◽

Reproductive Health Services ◽

National Guidelines ◽

Youth Friendly

Background: Sexual behavior of young people is becoming one of the important social and major publichealth concerns in recent years. Despite the large population of young people, their needs receive limited programmatic and policy attention. Youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services are lacking despite the existence of national guidelines that call for youth-friendly services. The aim of this study was to determine the barriers to utilization of sexual health services among young people of Badi community of Nepal.Materials & Methods: This qualitative study included the young people, 15-24 years of age among the Badi community in district Dang Nepal. We conducted 22 in-depth interviews by using the interview guideline among the young people. Written and verbal informed consent was taken from each research participants before data collection.Results: Fourteen of the participants were males and eight were females. Participants were divided into two age groups: 15-19 and 20-24 and there were eight and fourteen participants from each group respectively. Rural participants were not satisfied with the services provided to them. We observed that discrimination, beliefs of society and feeling of shame towards family norms, lack of information about existing services, poor gender friendly services,lack of privacy and confidentiality and poor availability of the services pose the barriers to utilization of the sexual health services.Conclusions: Communities should be provided with educational programs on sexual health through community based organization and the establishment of youth friendly service centers with easy access to communities in urban as well as in rural areas would encourage young people to use sexual health services more frequently.J MEDICINE JUL 2018; 19 (2) : 79-83

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Parents’ and teachers’ views on sexual health education and screening for sexually transmitted infections among in-school adolescent girls in Kenya: a qualitative study

Reproductive Health ◽

10.1186/s12978-017-0360-z ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

George Wanje ◽

Linnet Masese ◽

Ethel Avuvika ◽

Anisa Baghazal ◽

Grace Omoni ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Education ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Sexual Health Education ◽

Sexually Transmitted

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Men, bodily change and urethritis: a qualitative study

Sexual Health ◽

10.1071/sh04018 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 25 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. K. Pitts ◽

A. M. A Smith ◽

A. Mischewski ◽

C. Fairley

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Visual Cues ◽

Health Centre ◽

Urban Setting ◽

Ability To Act ◽

Sexually Transmissible Infection ◽

Transmissible Infection ◽

Visual Changes ◽

The Way

Objectives: To describe how men narrate the process of bodily change as a trigger to presentation for a suspected sexually transmissible infection. Methods: The study was qualitative with 18 men presenting at a specialist sexual health centre in an urban setting. Results: All men gave narratives that included accounts of bodily changes prior to presentation. The nature, severity and persistence of those changes were unrelated to subsequent diagnosis. Men responded particularly to visual changes as cues to action. Conclusions: The men exhibited limited skills in understanding the significance and the specifics of bodily change as they may relate to a sexually transmissible infection. While these men identified a broad range of changes as potentially indicative of a sexually transmissible infection, their ability to act on visceral rather than visual cues appears constrained in that they were less able to respond to the feel of their body than the way that it looked.

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Health Care Going Online: Help Seeking Behavior by Patients for Sexual Problems—Analysis of Online Queries on Sexual Health

Journal of Psychosexual Health ◽

10.1177/2631831818824171 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 78-83

Author(s):

Sandip Deshpande ◽

Jaya Aiyappa ◽

Sadhana Mishra ◽

Seema Naik ◽

Samiksha Jain ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Mobile Internet ◽

Sexual Problems ◽

Internet Technology ◽

Care Seeking ◽

Online Help ◽

Objective Health

Background and Objective: Health care industry is going through a renaissance with the advances in mobile Internet technology. Health care seeking has become easier for people and there are multiple providers offering online consultations and counselling. Sexual medicine is still an unrecognized specialty in India. People suffering from sexual health problems and dysfunctions have a lot of stigma approaching health care professionals. With the coming in of Internet-based services, people are finding it easier to seek help online anonymously. As an industry this is likely to continue to grow and offer opportunities to people in distress to seek help. Methodology: In the present study, we have done a retrospective analysis of 500 queries that were posted privately to the principal author. Results focused on the demographic details, the nature of the problem and an analysis of the content of the queries. The study discusses how the findings may be used to better understand the perceptions, concerns, and stated needs of people accessing online portals for sexual problems. This should also help equip counsellors interested in this field. Results: The study clearly brought out the gender differences among those accessing online health care portals for sexual issues. A majority of the queries were from men asking about issues related to size and curvature of penis, masturbation, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction. Many of these queries stemmed from the lack of correct scientific knowledge which led to health anxieties including frustration, depression, and low self-esteem.

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