midterm 3 Flashcards
Sex therapist
A person who treats sexual disorders, usually by means
of psychotherapy and sexual exercises.
sensate focus
A form of sex
therapy that involves graduated
touching exercises.
primary disorder
A disorder that
is not preceded by any period of
healthy function.
secondary disorder
A disorder
that follows some period of healthy
function.
situational disorder
A disorder
that appears only in certain
circumstances.
premature ejaculation
Ejaculation before the man
wishes, often immediately on
commencement of coitus. Also
called rapid ejaculation.
stop-start method
A sex therapy technique for the treatment of premature ejaculation that involves alternating between stimulating and not stimulating the penis.
delayed ejaculation
Diffculty
achieving or inability to achieve
orgasm and/or ejaculation. Also
called male orgasmic disorder
erectile disorder (ED)
A persistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient to accomplish a desired sexual behavior such as coitus to orgasm. Also called erectile dysfunction.
prostaglandin E1
A hormone that
is injected into the penis to produce
an erection.
vacuum constriction system
A device for treating erectile disorder
that creates a partial vacuum
around the penis, thus drawing
blood into the erectile tissue.
penile implant
An implanted device
for treatment of erectile disorder.
hypoactive sexual desire
disorder
Low or absent interest
in sex, when this condition causes
distress.
dyspareunia
Pain during coitus.
female sexual arousal disorder
Lack or insufficiency of physiological
sexual arousal in women.
sexual interest/arousal disorder
Lack of interest in sex or insufficient
sexual arousal, when it causes
distress.
persistent genital arousal
disorder
Long-lasting
physiological arousal in women,
unaccompanied by subjective
arousal or pleasure.
vulvodynia
Painful sensitivity of the
vulva to touch.
vaginismus
Inability to experience
coitus due to spasm o the muscles
surrounding the outer vagina
combined with pain, or ear o pain.
vaginal dilator
A plastic cylinder
used to enlarge the vagina or to
counteract vaginismus.
anorgasmia
Difficulty experiencing
or inability to experience orgasm.
In women, also called female
orgasmic disorder.
coital alignment technique (CAT)
A variation o the man-above
position or coitus that increases
clitoral stimulation.
Kegel exercises
Exercises to
strengthen pelvic floor muscles, with
the aim of improving sexual function
or alleviating urinary leakage.
discrepant sexual desire
The
situation in which one partner in a
relationship has much more interest
in sex than the other.
hypersexuality
Excessive sexual
desire or behavior.
sex addiction
The idea that a
person may be addicted to sexual
behavior by a mechanism similar to
that of substance addiction.
compulsive sexual behavior
Sexual behavior perceived subjectively as involuntary and diagnosed as a symptom of a compulsive disorder. Also called obsessive-compulsive sexual disorder.
perfect-use failure rate
The percentage of women using a contraceptive technique correctly who will become pregnant in the course of one year.
typical-use failure rate
The percentage of women using a contraceptive technique with a typical degree of care who will become pregnant in the course of one year.
barrier method
Any contraceptive technique in which a physical barrier, such as a condom or diaphragm, prevents sperm from reaching the ovum
female condom
A nitrile rubber
pouch inserted into the vagina as
a contraceptive and/or to prevent
disease transmission.
diaphragm
A barrier placed over
the cervix as a contraceptive.
cervical cap
A small rubber
or plastic cap that adheres by
suction to the cervix, used as a
contraceptive.
FemCap
A type o cervical cap that
has a raised brim.
spermicide
A chemical that kills
sperm, available as a contraceptive
in a variety of forms, such as foams,
creams, and suppositories.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
A device placed in the uterus
as a contraceptive. Also called
intrauterine contraceptive (IUC).
Paragard
A copper-containing IUD.
Mirena
A hormone-releasing IUD
that is effective or 5 years
Skyla
A hormone-releasing IUD that
is effective for 3 years.
constant-dose combination pill
An oral contraceptive regimen in
which all pills (except any dummy
pills) contain the same drug dosage.
triphasic combination pill
An oral contraceptive regimen that varies the doses o estrogens and progestins around the menstrual cycle.
