HSC 106QR Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Human Sexual Response Cycle, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Erectile Dysfunction
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Female sexual maturation: physical changes begins around 8-13 with breast development and rapid body growth. Male sexual maturation: occurs about 2 years later than girls, begins about 10-11 years old, physical changes. Comes from both physical and psychological stimuli: physical stimulation. Muscular tension: four phases typically characterize the sexual response cycle, excitement phase, plateau phase, orgasmic phase, resolution phase. Pelvic inflammatory disease (pid) often caused by std"s: conditions affecting men: Sexual orientation: person"s preference in sex partners. Varies of human sexual behaviors: celibacy, autoeroticism. Erotic fantasy: touching foreplay, oral- genital stimulation, anal intercourse, sexual intercourse. Atypical and problematic sexual behaviors: atypical versus harmful sex, issues of consent, commercial sex. Responsible sexual behavior: taking responsibility for the consequences of sexual behavior, open, honest communication about intensions, agreed-on sexual activities, sexual privacy, using contraceptives, safer sex, sober sex. Involves the fertilization of a women"s egg by a man"s sperm. Each month a women"s ovaries release an egg.
