The Human Sexual System in the Context of the Health Sciences

Abstract

Before the lack of systematic sexual formation in the medical curriculum, we propose a sexual model based on the theory of the systems of Bertanalaffy, originator of the organisation of the paradigm of the sciences in the 20th century. A proof of it is that of medicine, abandoning the term apparatus to utilise systems, a concept that implies interrelationship, equilibrium and biogenesis, articulating its knowledge in locomotive, respiratory, digestive, excretory, circulatory endocrine, nervous and reproductive systems etc, The absence of the Sexual System is responsible for the scarcity of economic and research investment in the biological dimension of sexuality. Indeed, it does not exist as material on the page of knowledge, Throughout the article we present the anatomical subsystems that comprise it, the laws of the system and its ends. Its incorporation as a system would make obligatory instruction in sexuality, contribute to the advance of biological research and to assistance. It would end with the concept of quality to be constitutive and determinant of the human. KEY WORDS: sex; model; human; sexual system. When the term sex is confronted, in accordance with its common use and within a great diversity of surroundings, it encompasses different meanings depending on the context, the intonation, the name which we give it, Weks (1) states "the term refers both to an act and a category of person, both to a practice and to a gender", producing a tower of Babel in which the meanings, appreciation and attributes are so heterogeneous that they prevent minimally intelligible communication.

A review and commentary on the factors that influence expressions of sexuality by older people in care homes

“…Human sexuality is influenced by multiple factors including culture, ethnicity, religion, education, family and peer group, personal experience and the legal system (Esmaill et al. 2001, Kessel 2001, Killick & Allan 2001, Zeiss & Kasl‐Godley 2001 and Lopez‐Sosa & Tevar 2005). Callan (2006) asserted that sexuality encompasses personal, cultural and social identity rather than just sexual behaviours or orientation.…”

Female sexual dysfunction associated with idiopathic cerebellar ataxia: A case report

“…The confirmation of cerebellar ataxia as the cause of sexual dysfunction is a challenge because few studies can serve as the basis for the clinical case presented herein and because previous studies on the human sexual response [2] found no correlation between this dysfunction and the cerebellum, which is involved in balance and coordination [3]. However, cerebellar disorders may explain the symptoms of the present case, because sexual activity requires coordination of movements.…”

“…This refined control is carried out primarily by the cerebellum, which has connections with many other regions of the nervous system. The patient’s comment “ I need to observe my body to know what to do ” supports the diagnosis of oculomotor apraxia [2, 11–13, 20–24] and possibility of rehabilitation of skills using occupational and physical therapy strategies [7].…”

“…The patient presented with cerebellar ataxia and signs of oculomotor apraxia of idiopathic origin. However, clinical evidence indicated the need to continue etiological diagnosis, because the patient used many medications, including valproic acid, which are controlled and present adverse effects at the mitochondrial level [2, 11–13].…”