My sexology glossary
Sexology glossary
Hi! My name is Mélodie Coulombe, I'm a student at Montmorency College, and I am studying in Social Sciences. I am a very creative person, I like to sew, bake, do sports and most of all talk. I am a very friendly person and l like to meet all kinds of people. I have been in my program for two years. This glossary is meant to help every person who might be interested in sexology, and it's specific terms. My glossary will help any student refer to certain subject with clarity and professionalism needed. This glossary contains images, definitions and right pronunciation for each word. The words and definitions come directly from google and it's helping tools as well as the sources provided by my virtual writing tutor. This glossary is now yours to use, and refer to without any problem!
- andropause
- noun
- The term for the physical, sexual, and psychological symptoms in men that occur due to a gradual decline in testosterone levels as they age.
- Example: For men, andropause is the equivalent of menopause that occurs in women.
- en: andropause

- bisexuality
- noun
- A sexual orientation where someone experiences romantic and/or sexual attraction to more than one gender.
- Example: Samuel is experiencing his bisexuality by going out with men and women.
- en: bisexualité
- circumcision
- noun
- The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.
- Example: When he was a baby, Xavier got circumcised due to an infection.
- en: circoncision
- contraception
- noun
- The use of methods, devices, drugs, behaviors, or procedures to prevent a pregnancy.
- Example: They are using a condom as their contraception method.
- en: contraception
- femininity
- noun
- Qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of women or girls.
- Example: She alternated between embracing her femininity and concealing it.
- gender
- noun
- The male sex or the female sex, especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones, or one of a range of other identities that do not correspond to established ideas of male and female.
- Example: Thomas likes to wear dresses even if his gender is male.
- en: genre
- hétérophobia
- noun
- Irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against heterosexual people.
- Example: Mathew fears straight people, he has hétérophobia.
- en: hétérophobie
- heterosexual
- noun
- sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to people of the other sex.
- Example: I consider myself heterosexual.
- en: hétérosexuel
- homophobia
- noun
- Dislike of or prejudice against gay people.
- Example: The level of homophobia within sports continues to be a huge issue.
- en: homophobie
- homosexual
- noun
- Sexually or romantically attracted to people of one's own sex.
- Example: Campaigning by homosexual men and women for an end to social and legal discrimination.
- en: homosexuel
- incest
- noun
- Having sexual intercourse with a parent, child, sibling, or grandchild.
- Example: Simon was charged with incest because he slept with his niece.
- en: inceste
- masculinity
- noun
- Qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men or boys.
- Example: Handsome, muscled, and driven, he's a prime example of masculinity.
- en: masculinité
- menopause
- noun
- The natural, permanent end of menstruation, occurring when a woman's ovaries stop producing estrogen and progesterone, marking the conclusion of her reproductive years.
- Example: At 45 Melanie started her menopause.
- en: ménopause
- menstruation
- noun
- The process in a woman of discharging blood and other materials from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until menopause, except during pregnancy.
- Example: Menstruation usually start at the beginning of the teenage years.
- en: menstruation
- necrophilia
- noun
- A rare paraphilia in which a person gains sexual pleasure from having sex with, or sexually abusing, the dead.
- Example: Necrophilia therefore, was not tolerated and any classics.
- en: nécrophilie
- nymphomania
- noun
- Uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a woman.
- Example: Nymphomania is hard to live with without being judged.
- en: nymphomanie
- paraphilia
- noun
- A condition characterized by abnormal sexual desires, typically involving extreme or dangerous activities.
- Example: Zoophilia is a dangerous paraphilia.
- en: paraphilie
- performance anxiety (related to sex)
- noun
- Nervousness experienced before or during sexual activity, typically affecting one's ability to have successful or satisfactory sex.
- Example: Max is so stressed to have his first sexual intercourse, he suffers from performance anxiety.
- en: anxiété de performance
- puberty
- noun
- The period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction.
- Example: At 13 Nathaniel entered puberty.
- en: puberté
- sexual anorexia
- noun
- It is considered a loss of "appetite" for sexual contact, and may result in a fear of intimacy or an aversion to any type of sexual interaction.
- Example: Stephanie as a fear of sexual intercourse she might be suffering from sexual anorexia.
- en: anorexie sexuelle
- sexual assault
- noun
- Abuse or violence of a sexual nature.
- Example: More prevention programs are put in place to educate student on sexual assault.
- en: agression sexuelle

- sexual attraction
- noun
- A desire for sexual contact or activity with another person, often accompanied by feelings of lust or arousal, and can be based on physical, psychological, or social traits.
- Example: Podophilia is the term to describe someone who is sexually attracted to feet.
- en: attirance sexuelle
- sexual desire
- noun
- A psychological and emotional interest in or a motivational drive for sexual activity or engagement with sexual objects.
- Example: She feels a strong sexual desire towards her partner.
- en: désire sexuel
- sexual fetish
- noun
- Sexual interest, fixation, or arousal from a non-living object or a specific, non-genital body part.
- Example: Stella has a sexual festish for feets.
- en: Fétiche sexuel
- sexual orientation
- noun
- How a person identifies their sexuality and their sense of self regarding romantic and sexual attraction.
- Example: Marie's sexual orientation is lesbian.
- en: orientation sexuelle
- sexual therapy
- noun
- Sex therapy is a form of talk therapy with a focus on sexual health.
- Example: Aurelia went to sexual therapy to help get rid of her performance anxiety.
- en: thérapie sexuelle
- STD sexually transmitted disease
- noun
- An infection passed from person to person through sexual contact like vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
- Example: Emily caught an STD from Josh.
- en: MTS maladie transmise sexuellement
- vaginismus
- noun
- A condition where involuntary vaginal muscle contractions make penetration painful or impossible, leading to symptoms like burning, cramping, and discomfort, and can impact sexual activity and relationships.
- Example: Juliette couldn't even put in a tampon because of her vaginismus.
- en: vaginisme
- voyeurism
- noun
- The practice of gaining sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity.
- Example: There are internet sites dedicated to the act of voyeurism.
- en: voyeurisme
- zoophilia
- noun
- Zoophilia is a paraphilia defined by persistent sexual attraction to animals.
- Example: This dog's owner was suffered from zoophilia and sexually abused his dog.
- en: zoophilie
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