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Chapter 53 - Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare for LGBTI*

from Section 3B - Sexual Healthcare along the Life Course

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2024

By
Johannes Bitzer
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women's Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Human sexuality is characterized by a large variety of sexual expression which comprises several dimensions [1–3]. The physical biological dimension is described as male, intersex or female. The mental dimension is called sexual orientation and expresses itself as heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual. The emotional dimension consists of affective orientation and is communicated through expressions like the mental dimension, meaning heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual. Both the emotional and mental dimensions describe a person’s physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction towards other people which may or may not manifest itself in behaviour.

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Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health , pp. 347 - 352
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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