HEALTHY SEXUAL LIFE

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HEALTHY SEXUAL LIFE

PROF. DR. VESILE SENTURK CANKORUR MD, PHD

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HISTORY

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Hipocrates cited the clitoris as the site of female sexual

arousal, the first physician historically recorded to have made that assessment.

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Depictions of sexual behavior have existed from the time of prehistoric cave drawings through Leonardo da Vinci’s

anatomical illustrations of intercourse to current pornographic sites on the Internet.

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• Sexuality is determined by anatomy, phsiology, the culture in

which a person lives, relationships with others and developmental experiences throughout the life cycle.

• It includes the perception of being male or female and private thoughts and fantasies as well as behovior.

• To the avarage normal person, sexueal attraction to another

person and the passion and love that follow are deeply associated with feeelings of intimate happiness.

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Normal sexual behavior brings pleasure to oneself and one’s partner, involves stimulation of the primary sex organs

including coitus and often leads to climax.

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Recreational, as opposed to relational sex, including casual, premarital and extramarital activity and masturbation is

normal in some contexts.

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Societal understanding of what defines normal sexual

behavior is inconstant and varies from era to era, reflecting the cultural mores of the time.

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The sequential/linear response model first postulated by Masters and Johnson.

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This model is mainly on male sexual response but it is an insufficient model of the experience of many women.

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NORMAL SEXUALITY

ANATOMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL BASES

• Male Anatomy:

• The external genitalia include; the penis, scrotum, testes, epididymes, and parts of the vas deference

• Internal componenets include the vas deferns, ejeculatory ducts, and prostate gland

• Concern over the size of the penis is practically universal among men.

• Masters and Johnson report a range of 7 to 11 cm in the flaccid state and 14 to 18 cm in the erect state.

• Circumcision, a procedure in which the prepuce is surgically removed, has been practiced for centuries as a religious rite by Jews and Moslems.

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Ejeculation is the forceful propulsion of semen and seminal fluid from epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicals, and prostate into the urethra.

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The ejeculate consists of approximately 1 teaspoon (2,5 ml) of fluid and contains app. 120 mliion sperm cells.

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The sense of pleasure that accompanies orgasm is thought to be a cortical experience.