title: Exploring Female Sexuality: Embracing the Whole Narrative.
abstract: Sexuality is inseparable from sexual health and can refer to sex, gender identities, orientation, pleasure, intimacy, expression, and reproduction. While each element of human sexuality is important, all of these components interconnect to make us complete sexual beings. Educators and other human service providers thus require professional preparation to ensure they can meet the needs of their learners, effectively manage programming, and successfully implement strategies that allow individuals to embrace or manage their sexual existence. An inclusive approach to sexual health is best to meet the sexual health needs of all women, while ensuring their agency and control of their own bodies.
authors.affiliation: lead human sexuality instructor, Department of Public Health Education, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina Tanya@tanyambass.com.
authors.forename: Tanya M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Bass
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D019529:Sexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D016387:Women's Health; D014933:Women's Rights