Male sexuality, medicalization and public health in Brazil
Fabiola Rohden
Abstract:This article focuses on the articulation between male health and sexuality in Brazil. In recent decades there has been a marked medicalization of sexuality centered on the development of new technologies, diagnostic categories and intervention methods, including the creation of public policies in the Brazilian public health system. This process is best exemplified by a set of initiatives pursued under the banner of “sexual health as a portal to men’s health”. The core idea is that men, who would normally not l… Show more
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