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Age 3
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More purposeful masturbation begins and the orgasmic response is quite ccommon, although males do not ejaculate until after puberty
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Age 9 or 10
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Physical changes of puberty begin, the girls develope Breast buds, and the growth of pubic hair, more testosoerone and estradiol. First experiences of sexual attraction to another person. Also monthy menstration, teaching must begin
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12 or 13 years [Boys]
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For boys, the testes and scrotum increase in size, the skin over the scrotum becomes darker, pubic hair grows, and axillary sweating begins. Genitals to adult size takes about 5 to 6 years.
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Girls 12 to 13 years
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Pelvis and hips broaden, the breast tissue develops, pubic hair grows, axillary sweating begins, and vaginal secretions become milky and change from an alkaline to an acid pH.
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First Sexual experience
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10 to 16 years old
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Dysmenorrhea
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Painful menstruation [form powerful uterine contractions, which cause ischemia and in turn, cramping.
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Dysmenorrhea Pain
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certain exercises such as abdominal muscle strengthing bilfeedback, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, such as ibuprofen. Masturbation to orgasm also eases cramping, through the associated uterine contractions and increased blood flow.
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Infancy [birth to 18 months]
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Given gender assignment of male and female. Differentiates self from others gradually. External genitals are sensitive to touch. Males infants have penile erections; Females, vaginal lubrication.
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Toddler [1 to 3 years]
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Continues to develop gender identity. Able to identify own gender.
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Preschooler [4-5 years]
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Becomes increasingly aware of self. Explores own and playmates' body parts. Learns correct names for body parts. Learns to control feelings and behavior. Focuses love on parents of the other sex
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School Age [6-12 years]
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Has strong identification with parents of same gender. Tends to have friends of the same gender. Has increasing awareness of self. Increased modesty, desire for privacy. Continues self-stimulating behavior, At about 8 or 9 years becomes concerned about specific sex behaviors and often approaches parents with explicit concerns about sexuality and reproduction.
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Adolescence [12 to 18 years]
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Primary and Secondary sex characteristics develop. Menarche usually takes place. Develops relationships with interested partners. Masturbation is common. May participate in sexual activity. May experiment with homosexual relationships. Are at risk for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
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Young Adulthood [18-40 years]
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Sexual activity is common. Establishes own lifestyle and values. Homosexual identity usually established by mid-20's. Many couples share financial obligations and household tasks.
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Middle Adulthood [40 to 65 years]
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Men and women experience decreased hormone production. The menopause occurs in women, usually anywhere between 40 and 55 years. The climacteric occurs gradually in men. Quality rather than ther number of sexual experiences becomes important. Individuals establish independent moral and ethical standards.
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Late Adulthood [65 and over]
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Interest in sexual activity often continues. Sexual activity may be less fe=requent. Women's vaginal secretions diminish, and breasts atrophy. Men produce fewer sperm and need more time to achieve an erection and to ejaculate.
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Gonorrhea [men]
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Painful urination ; urethritis with watery white discharge, which may become purulent.
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Gonorrhea [women]
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May be asymptomatic; or vaginal discharge, pain, and urinary frequency may be present.
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Syphilis [men]
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Chancre, usually on glans penis, which is painless and heals in 4-6 weeks; secondary symptoms-skin eruptions, low-grade fever, inflammation of lymph glands-in 6 weeks to 6 months after chancre heals.
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Syphilis [women]
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Chancre on cervix or other genital areas, which heals in 4-6 weeks; symptoms same as for male.
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Genital warts [condyloma acuminatum]
MEN |
The infection is caused by the human papilloma virus [HPV] Single leasions or clusters of lesions growing beneath or on the foreskin, at external meatus or on the glans penis. On dry skin areas, lesions are hard and yellow-gray. On moist areas, lesions are pink or red and soft with a cauliflower like appearance
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Genital Warts [condyloma acuminatum]
WOMEN |
Certain strains of HPV have been linked to cervical cancer. Lesions appear at the bottom part of the vaginal opening, on the perineum, the vaginal lips, inner walls of the vagins, and the cervix.
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Chamydial Urethritis
MEN |
Urinary frequency; watery, mucoid urethral discharge.
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Chamydial Urethritis
WOMEN |
Commonly a carrier; vaginal discharge, dysuria, urinary frequency.
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Trichomoniasis
MEN |
Slight itching; moisture on top of penis; slight, early mourning urethral discharge. Many males are asymptomatic
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Trichomoniasis
WOMEN |
Itching and redness of vulvar and skin inside thighs; copious watery, frothy vaginal discharge.
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Candidiasis
MEN |
Itching, irritation, discharge, plaque of cheesy material under foreskin
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Candidiasis
WOMEN |
Red and excoriated vulva; intense itching of vaginal and vulvar tissues; thick, white, cheesy or curd-like discharge.
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome [AIDS]
MEN and WOMEN |
Symptoms can appear anytime from several months to several years. Symptoms include any of the following for which there is no other explanation; Persistent heavy night sweats, extreme fatigue; severe weight loss; enlarged lymph glands in neck , axillae, or groin; persistent diarrhea; skin rashes; blurred vision or chronic headache; harsh,dry cough; thick gray white coating on tongue or throat
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Herpes genitalis [herpes simplex of the genitals]
MEN and WOMEN |
Primary herpes involves the presence of painful sores or large, discrete vesicles that last for weeks; vesicles rupture. Recurrent herpes is itchy rather than painful; it lasts for a few hours to 10 days
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Menopause
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Vaginal lubrication and elasticity decrease with menopause and decreased estrogen, and phases of the sexual response cycle may take longer to occure
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Dyspareunia
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difficult or painful intercourse, related to vaginal dryness or chronic health conditions [diabetes or arthritis]
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The World Health Organization defines
SEXUAL HEALTH |
The integration of the somatic, emotional, intellectual, and social aspects of sexual being, in ways that are positively enriching and that enhance personality, communication, and love.
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COMPONENTS OF SEXUAL HEALTH
"Sexual Self-Concept" |
[how we value oneself as a sexual being] A positive sexual self-concept enables people to form intimate relationships throughout life. A negative sexual self-concept may impede the formation of relationships.
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Body Image
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A central part of the sense of self, is constantly changing. Pregnancy, aging, trauma, disease, and therapies can alter an individuals appearance and function, which can affect body image. Women worry about Big Boobs and men worry about Penis Size, and if it erect and has staying power.
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Gender Identity
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Is the result of a long series of developmental events that may or may not conform to one's apparent biologic sex. Once gender identity is established, it cannot be easily changed.
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Gender-role behavior
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I the outward expression of a person's sense of maleness or femaleness as well as the expression of what is perceived as gender-appropriate behavior. Boys are given reinforcement for behaving in a 'MASCULINE" way and girls receive reinforcement for exhibiting "female" behaviors.
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Androgyny
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Describes the degree of flexibility a person has regarding gender-sterotypic behaviors. Adults who can behave flexibly regarding their sexual roles may be able to adapt better than those who adopt rigid sterotyped gender roles. [self-pleasure and shared-pleasure] activities.
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Varieties of sexuality
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Sexual varieties include sexual orientation, gender identity, erotic preferences, and sexual lifestyles.
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Sexual Orientation
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One's attraction to people of the same sex, other sex, or both sexes is referred to as sexual orientation,
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Transgenderism
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What sex we are? some cases gender is clear, in other cases there is a blending of both genders within the same individual, and in some it is unclear.
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Intersex
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What this means is that an intersexed person has some parts usually associated with males and some parts usually associated with females.Sometime it is undetected until puberty, or sometimes not until they die and are autopsied.
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Transsexuals
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Gender Dysphoria [strong and persistent feelings of discomfort with ones assigned gender].
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Male- to -Female
[MTF] |
Those who are born physically male but are emotionally and psychologically female are called male-to-female.
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Female- to Male
[FTM] |
Those who are born female but are emotionally and psychologically male are called female- to male.
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Cross-Dressers
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Are typically males who cross-dress to express the feminine side of their personalitym
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EROTIC PREFERENCES
Masturbation |
Is the ongoing love affair that each of us has with ourselves throughout our lifetime.
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Oral-Genital Sex
Known as CUNNILINGUS |
This involves dissing, licking, or sucking of the female genitals including the mons pubis, vulva, slitoris, labia, and vagina.
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FELLATIO
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Is oral stimulation of the penis by licking and sucking, Sixty-nine is simultaneous oral-genital stimulation by two persons.
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Anal Stimulation
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Can be a source of sexual pleasure because the anus has a rich nerve supply.
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Genital Intercourse
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Penile-vaginal intercourse can be both physically and emotionally satisfying.
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Desire phase
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The response cycle starts in the brain. Sexually arousing stimuli, ofted called erotic stimuli, may be real or symbolic. Sight, hearing, smell, touch, and imagination can be invoked sexual arousal.
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Excitement Phase
Involves two primary physiologic changes |
VASOCONGESTION is an increase in the blood flow to various body parts resulting in erection of the penis and clitoris and swelling of the labia,testes, and breast. Vasocongestion stimulates sensory receptors within these body parts that in turn transmit messages to the conscious brain where they are usually interpreted as pleasurable sensations.
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Myotonia
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An increase of tension in muscles, may increase until released by orgasm, or it may also simply fade away.
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Orgasmic Phase
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Is the involuntary climax of sexual tension, accompanied by phusiologic and psychologic release.Male orgasms last 10 to 30 seconds while female orgasms last 10 to 50 seconds.
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Resolution phase
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The period of return to the unaroused state, may last 10 to 15 minutes after orgasm, or longer if there is no orgasm. This phase in females is quite varied as some women experience multiple successive orgasms followed by a longer period of resolution.
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Hypoactive Sexual desire disorder
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Some people, however, report a deficiency in or absence of sexual fantasies and persistently low interest or a total lack of interest in sexual activity
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Sexual Aversion disorder
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It occurs in both men and women. Intense emotional dread of an impending sexual interaction also can trigger the physiologic symptoms of anxiety; sweating, increased heart rate, extreme muscle tension. The most common cause of sexual aversion disorder is childhood sexual abuse or adult rape.
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[Females]
Female Sexual Arousal disorder |
The lack of vaginal lubrication causes discomfort or pain during sexual intercourse
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[Males]
Male erectile disorder |
Is usually made when the man has erection problems during 25% or more of his sexual interactions. Some men cannot attain a full erection, and others lose their erection prior to orgasm.
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Erectile Dysfunction [ED]
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The term commonly applied to this condition, impotency, implies that the man is feeble, inadequate, and incompetent. The accurate term is erectile dysfunction [ED], which is objectively descriptive and not judgmental.
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Phosphodiesterase type 5
[sildenafil citrate [viagra]; tadakafuk [cuakus]; vardenafil [levitra] |
In erectile Disfunction [ED] the sexually stimulated penis does not achieve or maintain an errection, often due to restricted blood flow to the penis. These medications inhibit the breakdown of the enzymes and products that allow the muscle relaxation which, in turn, facilitates adequate blood flow the the penis.
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Female Orgasmic Disorder
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Means that the sexual response stops before orgasm occurs. In the preoccupation with orgasm, the real goal of being sexual-mutual pleasuring and intimacy--is lost, and the interchange becomes on of anxiety, frustration, and anger
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Male Orgasmic Disorder
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Men with this disorder can maintain an erection for long periods [an hour or more] but have extreme difficulty ejaculating, referred to as retarded ejaculation
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Rapid Ejaculation
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Most Common. Ejaculating before being touched, ejaculating before penetration, ejaculating with one internal thrust,, to ejaculating within a minute or two of penetration. Absence of voluntary control of ejaculation.
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Dyspareunia
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Both men and women can experience this. Pain during or immediately after intercourse. [dry vaginal secretions, infections, inflammation of the glans penis or other genitourinary organs , lesions , endometriosis.
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Vaginismus
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Involuntary spasm of the outer one-third of the vaginal muscles, making penetration of the vagina painful and sometimes impossible.
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Vulvodynia
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Is constant, unremitting burning that is localized to the vulva with an acute onset. The girl or woman has problems in sitting, standing, and sleeping related to the intensity of pain.
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Vestigulitis
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Causes severe pain only on touch or attempted vaginal entry.
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Dissatisfaction Problems
[may be more disturbing than other types of sexual dysfunctions] |
Some people experience sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm and yet feel dissatisfied with their sexual relationships. These sexual problems are more commonly related to the emotional tone of the relationship than to the physiologic response, Since giving and receiving pleasure in a mutually intimate relationship are the primary goals of sex for most people.
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Large percentage of breast cancer found
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Upper outer part of the breast and toward the armpit
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STI Prevention
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Increases in these diseases are due to two factors A] Changing sexual morality that has permitted increased sexual activity and B] An increase in the number of sexual partners.
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease [PID]
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Resulting in damage to the reproductive structure and possible infertitity.
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Sex Counseling
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Helps clients incorporate their sexual knowledge into satisfying lifestyles and socially responsible behavior
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Sex Therapy
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Highly specialized, in-depth treatment to help clients resolve serious sexual problems
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