Women’s sexual health
Staying healthy means keeping your sexual health in check, too.
It’s important for women to know about the issues that can affect their health. By understanding their bodies, they can make better choices about protecting themselves against sexually transmitted infections (STIs), choosing birth control and engaging in sexual activities.
Women face many unique sexual health issues that should be discuss these with a health care provider and be treated as soon as possible.
Important sexual health topics for women:
- birth control
- sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
- yeast infections
- bacterial vaginosis
- preventing vaginal infections
- dyspareunia (painful sex)
- screening for cervical cancer
This item was last modified on June 2, 2022