Nursing Approaches to Sexual Health

Sexuality includes function of the sexual organs and perceptions of person's own functioning, sexual expression and preferences. The person's genetic structure, hormonal balance,psychosocial changes, cultural V·alues, sexual belives, experiences, roles and behaviours recovering from illness and operations are affecting factors on sexual healthy and behaviour. Most of the time organic and psychosocial reasons are inside on sexual dysfunction which are depended on physical disease.

Illnes may affect sex~ality through changes in the person's body function and structure, alteration in the person's body image, use of certain medications and in their psychosocial reaction. The persons need rehabilitation after they are exposed to any disease. First of all it is necessary that the team members must be informed and sexual conselling is effected fo~ the rehabilitation programs are developed and succesfully.