What is sexual wellness?
Your sexual health affects your physical, emotional, and social well-being. Sexual wellness describes the active steps you take to maintain or improve your sexual health.
Sexual wellness is more than being free of disease; it’s about feeling comfortable with your sexuality and having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences.
Prestige Clinicians LLC is a family medicine practice that takes an integrative and holistic approach to care. They see patients of all ages and backgrounds and specialize in LGBTQ+ care.
What affects sexual wellness?
Many factors affect your sexual wellness. They include:
Physical health
Sexual wellness depends on your physical health. This includes sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), hormonal changes that affect your libido, and other physical conditions like erectile dysfunction that affect your sexual health.
Access to family planning
Your sexual wellness depends on your ability to get access to family planning services that prevent unintended pregnancies.
Approach to sexuality
Taking a positive approach to your sexuality is also important for your sexual wellness.
Safe, pleasurable sexual experiences
Sexual wellness is also dependent on your ability to have safe, pleasurable sexual experiences.
What happens during a sexual wellness exam?
The specifics of your sexual wellness exam at Prestige Clinicians LLC depend on your needs and goals. Your provider spends time talking to you about your concerns, does a physical exam, and runs lab testing as needed.
For women, the team may perform a pelvic exam; for men, a prostate exam. They may also screen for STDs and check hormone levels.
What treatments can help my sexual wellness?
The team at Prestige Clinicians LLC customizes your sexual wellness treatment plan based on your individual needs and goals. Treatment may include:
- Medication to clear up an STD
- Birth control to assist with family planning
- Hormone therapy for low testosterone (low T) or erectile dysfunction
- Psychotherapy
- Hormones for LGBTQ+ individuals
- Treatment for gynecological conditions
The team spends time talking with you, developing a plan that best meets your needs. The goal is to help you take steps to improve or maintain your sexual wellness.
Sexual wellness is about feeling comfortable with your sexuality and keeping yourself safe and healthy during sexual experiences. For an integrative approach to sexual wellness, call Prestige Clinicians LLC, or book an appointment online today.
