The Physical and

the Sexual Self

• Refers to the body that includes parts such as
head, shoulder knees and toes.
• Made up of other organs such as heart, lungs,
brains, stomach and muscles.
What is Sexual Self?
• It speaks about your sexual health,
sexual orientation, gender identity and
expression and values around sexuality.
Why do we look the way we do?

Sexually Dysmorphic
In adolescence, secretion of various hormones
significally affect the physical chances that occur during
puberty.
When you look at your reflection,
you see these changes in your
physical self?
 How do we become males and females anatomically
speaking?

• Indifferent Stage- The embryos gender is not distinguishable for the

first weeks of development.

• Pseudohermaphrodites- refers to someone whose external genitalia

are not consistent with his or her gonadal sex.

• Hermaphrodites- the condition of having both male and female

reproductive organs.
 How do we become males and females
anatomically speaking?

• The female offspring is a result of the combination of the XX

chrosomes at the time of fertilization while the XY combination
results in a male offspring.

• This will initiate the unfolding of the menarche (first menstruation) for
girls and nocturnal emission (wet dreams) for the boys.
Human sexuality is a complex phenomenon which
involves the interaction of a person’s biological sex, core
gender identity, and gender role behavior.

Hence, it can be a combination of biological,

psysiological, and psychological factors.
Erogenous Zone
• Refers to a parts of the body that are primarily
receptive and increase sexual arousal when touched
in a sexual manner.
• Mouth, breasts, genitals, and anus.
Human  It is any activity – solitary,

Sexual
between two persons, or in a
group- that includes sexual
Behavior arousal.
 • Two major factors that
Human determine HSB:
Sexual - Inherited sexual response pattern-

Behavior
which can be inherent in the design
of human beings and
- Extent of expression of the sexual
behavior or activity
 • Types of Human Sexual
behavior:
Human
Sexual
- Solitary Behavior- One individual

Behavior - Sociosexual Behavior- more than one

person
Physiology of Human Sexual
Response
• Sexual response refers to the sequence of
physical and emotional changes that occur
as a person becomes sexually stimulating
activities , including intercourse and
masturbation.
1.Excitement phase
2.Plateau phase
3.Sexual climax
4.Resolution phase
Sexual Problems
Males
• Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder( little or no desire to
have sex)
• Erectile disorder (difficulty attaining or maintaining
erectiions)
• Delayed ejaculation; premature (early) ejaculation
Females
• Female sexual interest / arousal disorder (little or no desire to have sex)
• Female orgasmic disorder
• Genito- pelvic pain/ penetration disorder (pain, anxiety, and tension
associated with sexual activity; vaginismus,i.e.,muscle spasms in the
vagina that interfere with penetration.
Sexually Transmitted
Disease

Are infections transmitted from an infected person to an

uninfected person through sexual contact.
HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus)
• Most commonly during unprotected sex (sex without a
condom or HIV, or through sharing injection drug equipment.

AIDS (acquired Immunodeficiency

Sydrome)
• AIDS is the late stage of HIV infection that occurs when the
body’s immune system is badly damaged because of the virus.
Chlamydia
Is a common STD that can cause infection among both men and women. This can make it difficult or
impossible to get pregnant later.

Syphilis
Is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can cause serious health problems without treatment:
Infection develops in stages (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary. Each can have different signs
and symptoms.
Chancroid
Is a bacterial condition that causes open sores on or around genitals

Human Papillomavirus
Is the name of a very common group of
viruses.
Herpes Simplex Virus
Is a virus causes infections. There are two types of this virus.
Natural and Artificial Methods of
Contraception
 NATURAL METHODS
Abstinence Calendar Method

Basal Body Temperature Cervical Mucus Method

Symptothermal Method Ovulation Detection

Coitos Interrupts
 Artificial Methods

Subdermal Implants Hormonal Injections

 Artificial Methods
Intrauterine Device Chemical Barriers
 Artificial Methods
Diaphargm
Male condoms
 Artificial Methods

Female condoms Surgical

Methods