INTRODUCTION
Sexuality has been created on women from past to present and has maintained its continuity as a concept that is not appropriate to talk about. The fact that women have a healthy sexual relationship has been marginalized by the society. There are gender rules and sexual myths that affect women's and sexual health. The acceptance of false teachings about sexuality by women and the lack of correct information have negatively affected women's sexual health. Sexual health is not just a value judgment between couples. Psychological disorders have been observed in women whose sexual health is adversely affected.
WHAT IS SEXUALITY?
Our anatomical gender is not the first thing that comes to mind when we say sexuality. It is a concept that is biologically nourished by organs and hormones. Gender identity begins to develop in childhood. The main point of sexuality is to get pleasure. Sexuality means more than just men and women. It covers more than one issue such as its physical structure, judgments with itself, choices, and making sense in the environment. Especially in humans, its only purpose is not reproduction and reproduction for the next generation. We have to deal with sexuality in terms of physical, emotional and relationships. The concept of sexuality is affected by both the attitudes and values of the individual and the cultural structure in which he lives. While the individual reflects his sexual identity, the processes before coming to sexuality are triggered in his subconscious. This triggering may prevent the continuation of sexuality in a healthy way. Sexual health is not just about the effects of sexually transmitted diseases on an individual's life. Because sexuality is a basic instinct that has continued throughout history. Although there are differences in definition and way of living, it has not lost its importance. When there are malfunctions in the concept, which has been so important throughout history, not only the sexual identity of the individual is damaged, but also his family life and perspective towards life are affected. Because, contrary to popular belief, the concept of sexuality is not a situation that occurs only with the union of sexual organs. Sexuality is triggered by the brain. Stimulating regions in the body act as an intermediary for signals to the brain. However, some subconscious pressures in the brain affect the transmission of these signals. it can hang. There is a close relationship between the brain and society. Sexuality is a concept that is both the most curious and refrained from being talked about in society. Religious structures have a great influence on sexuality and the subconscious. The sexuality that the individual does not see as religiously appropriate but acts as a behavior can trigger many factors such as exclusion by the society and internal conflict within the individual.
Gender: The physiological characteristic that determines a person as male or female
Gender: It is the socially and culturally constructed differences between men and women. It is shaped according to the norm values of the society in which the individual lives. It is very likely that we can observe the concept of gender in the thoughts and behaviors of the individual. The concept of gender, which is imposed by the society, decides on behalf of the individual at many points, from how the individual should behave to what he should or should not do. It does not allow individuals to go beyond them. However, if individuals decide with their own free will instead of accepting these concepts, they continue to be marginalized by the society and to suffer psychological and physiological violence. Being a woman and a man have different roles according to gender. While reaching these concepts, it is a concept related to how the society sees him, how he perceives him and how he expects him to behave, rather than the gender of the individual. Unlike biological sex, gender is not a static concept. It is a dynamic structure that is shaped according to traditions and customs over time. If we look at the concepts that gender creates within itself, it is possible to see that there is a distinction between male and female gender. Society's expectations from a man and its expectations from a woman are different. While it is mostly focused on business life and career for men, a responsibility is imposed on housework and child care for women.
Sexual identity: It is how the individual defines and feels himself/herself.
Sexual orientation : The person's sexual feelings, desires and behaviors are attracted to a certain gender. is. When the sexual orientation is to the opposite sex, it is called heterosexual, when it is towards the same sex, it is called homosexual, and when it is towards both sexes, it is called bisexuality. There is no subordinate relationship between sexual orientations. The individual can support the development of a healthy identity, establish harmonious and satisfying relationships, and experience emotional depth within the group to which he or she is directed. Such as kissing, touching, smelling
Sexual intercourse: It is called intimate sexual behavior, including oral, anal and penile-vaginal sex.
Sexual rights: The right to sexual freedom, sexual autonomy, the right to sexual integrity and body safety, the right to sexual privacy, the right to sexual equality, the right to sexual pleasure, the right to emotional expression of sexuality, the right to make free and responsible reproductive choices, the right to comprehensive sexuality education, the right to sexual health services
WOMAN SEXUAL ANATOMY
Women's genitals may differ from each other. It may differ in size, shape and color. In this context, the clitoris, vagina entrance and hymen may also have different structures.
Vagina: With the onset of sexuality, vaginal wetting occurs around 10-30 seconds. There is no other gland in the vagina for this wetting. The channel width of the vaginas and their response to stimulation also differ.
Clitoris: It is one of the areas where women are most sensitive in sexuality. . Among the human external genitalia, it is the only organ with no reproductive function but only sexual function.
Outer lips: It is the layer that is visible at first glance, even in the absence of sexual arousal.
Inner lips: With arousal it is the point where the skin folds fill with blood and a slight color change occurs.
Urinary tract: Urinary tract, its entrance is located just below the clitoris. Except for urine output, it has no relation with sexuality or reproduction.
G point (Grafenberg Point): In the 1950s, Dr. It was defined by Grafenberg. G-spot occurs during the plateau phase, that is, the phase of increasing sexual arousal.
Uterus: It is the main reproductive organ of women.
Falloped Tubes i: It unites the uterus and ovaries and allows the fertilization of the egg. However, there are problems in perception by the society. The fact that women are seen as weaker and less valuable than men and traditional approaches that lead to discrimination make it difficult for girls to even access education. The discriminatory approaches towards women cause women to be sexually oppressed as well. Although women have a very normal concept and practiced by everyone, especially in our society, these issues are not talked about. Talking about such sexual issues is shared with either men or women before marriage. However, women who do not receive accurate information until adulthood learn about sexuality as much as they hear from their environment. However, there is a lot of conceptual and cultural misinformation in the sexual information given in the environment. Before the woman meets sexuality, she meets the pressure and fear that sexuality creates on her. He does not take any action to correct the misinformation because it is imposed on him by his environment as if it were true. While male sexuality is known in Turkish society, it is not possible to talk about female sexuality. While the dense population in the society belongs to the same religion, the concept of men and women is separated by making a discrimination here. While premarital sexual intercourse is more suitable for the concept of men, it is described as unacceptable for the concept of women. As such, sexual intercourse before marriage causes a pressure on women. This pressure makes them unhappy and they lose the energy they need to expend to reach the right information. Gender roles play a very important role in the formation of this pressure. The fact that a woman experiences her sexuality as a requirement of society is transferred to her family as if she has committed a crime. Women and women's sexuality is described as honor on a man. The right to sexual freedom, which is one of the most natural rights of women, is taken away from the woman by giving her husband or the man of the house. Most women live He cannot have a healthy sexual experience due to the pressure he is under. There are places where it is considered a crime for women to enjoy sexual intercourse and even reflect it to the other party. As a society, taking sexual pleasure in the hands of women provides support to the masculine structure. Rather than attaining her own satisfaction, the woman allows a man to be satisfied. At this point, by throwing himself into the background, he reveals the points that will cause important and deep traces in his mental health.
SEXUAL MYTHS ON WOMEN
What does sexual myth mean?
They are false beliefs about sexuality that are not true, do not reflect the truth, but have spread from word of mouth to the present day and are accepted as true by the general public. These false beliefs, namely sexual myths, can be the source of many people's sexual problems.
The importance of sexual myths created for women in terms of women's sexual health:
Sexual myths are an extremely effective concept on women. . While it affects women's approach to sexual life, it also affects healthy sexual life. There are many sexual myths formed on women and accepted by a large part of society. When women do not live in accordance with the sexual myths expected of them, the pressure on women affects them spiritually. It has effects not only sexually but also on their daily lives. Women who do not conform to stereotypes and myths are exposed to psychological and physiological violence by the society and try to be silent and make sense of the situations they are in. However, since the general validity of sexual myths is very high, they remain silent even in distinguishing whether the concept attributed to them is a myth or a reality. Sexual myths are one of the points where gender difference can be observed very intensely in terms of society. We can have a little more information about this situation with examples.
Examples of sexual myths on women
The man should state his desire for sexual intercourse. This situation causes a pressure on women who want to be sexually active.
Men always want sexual intercourse and are always ready for it. This is the case for a woman to blame herself when her man is not suitable.
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