Sexual Pleasure and Healthcare Settings

Focusing on Pleasure to Improve Healthcare Delivery and Utilization

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19543774
AutoresJohn Vincent Ford (0000-0001-9426-3351, Columbia University, autor de correspondencia), Faysal El Kak (0009-0008-0873-2165, American University of Beirut), Debby Herbenick (0000-0002-0352-2248, Indiana University Bloomington), Christopher Purdy (DKT International), Stephen Tellone (Columbia University), Marlene Wasserman (Private Practice, Cape Town, South Africa), Eli Coleman (0000-0002-9803-2603, University of Minnesota)
Año2021
Volumen33
Número4
Páginas572-586
Fecha de publicación2021-10-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Sexual Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1931-7611 • E-ISSN: 1931-762X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19317611.2021.1955802
PMID38595777
OpenAlexW3200114574
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19
Referencias citadas56

Sexual pleasure is best attained through facilitating access to the highest standard of health. Today global data show a persistent high burden of sexual health issues. Yet, pleasure remains a sensitive, stigmatized, and unspoken topic in healthcare services. This article examines how to incorporate a value for pleasure into healthcare services, grounded in the assumption that pleasure is a fundamental reason why people have sex and that acknowledging this can support people in creating safer, more pleasurable sexual experiences. Drawing upon examples from the literature and field experience, this article explores how to better address pleasure in healthcare settings

Environmental health · Health care · Healthcare delivery · Human sexuality · Pleasure · Political science · Psychotherapist · Reproductive health · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Sexual function and dysfunction studies