Sexuality of young women

This study explored the sexual experiences of young adult women in the developing context of the country. A qualitative phenomenological approach was adopted. Purposive sampling was employed, and a total of 20 participants were recruited, comprised of the major ethnic groups in Malaysia. The authors recommend appropriate sexuality education regarding sexual assertiveness and communication, safe-sex practices, and improving sexual decision-making skills. This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access.

Victorian government portal for older people, with information about government and community services and programs. Type a minimum of three characters then press UP or DOWN on the keyboard to navigate the autocompleted search results. If any type of sexual activity, including sexual touching, kissing, fondling, oral sex, or intercourse, is forced on a person without their consent, it is sexual assault and it is a crime. Another important part of sexual communication is talking about contraception , which can protect women from pregnancy and from sexually transmissible infections. Forms of contraception include condoms, the oral contraceptive pill or long-acting reversible contraception such as an IUD intra uterine device. For information about contraceptive options for you and your partner, whether you are lesbian, heterosexual or trans, please visit My Options. The Better Health Channel also has information about men and sexuality.

She received a 6 month scholarship from Monash University. Pornography is ubiquitous, highly accessible, and vivid. It is increasingly influential in the sex lives and sexual development of consumers around the world. Public discussion of pornography tends to emphasise its potential for harm.

The sexuality of young people is a continuous fascination to the popular imagination as well as in sexuality research. The fascination contains a mixture of anxiety and nostalgia that clouds the self-evident observation that each adult — over a sexual lifetime spanning 50 years or more — extends the sexual adolescent that emerged with puberty. However, connecting the sexuality of early adolescence with elements of adult sexuality is difficult, despite a huge literature on adolescent sexuality.