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陰陽和諧
In harmony
of Yin and
Yang
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古代中國的陰(深色)陽(淡色)雙魚圖代表自然狀態下和人類身體上的女與男的要素。和諧地組合在一起的陰陽代表著健康；假如這種組合的平衡被打破，就會導致失調和產生疾病。
The ancient Chinese symbols of Yin (dark) and Yang (light) represent the female and male elements in nature and in the human body. Their fitting together in harmony represents health; if the balance is broken, disharmony and illness are the result.
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陰陽失調
In
disharmony
of Yin and
Yang
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很少有人終生享受著完好的健康生活。我們絕大多數人遲早需要醫學照護，哪怕是暫時的照護也是需要的。許多折磨和削弱身體的嚴重疾病同樣具有、必然具有損害性能力的作用。某些人，天生就有染色體畸變或激素缺乏，這可能會妨礙他們的生理發育。還有的人帶著莫淩兩可的或不確定的性器官來到這個世界，由此而在其人生的某一個階段為獲得性的滿足，需要醫學和心理學幫助。一些遺傳缺陷可能極大地損害個人的健康。創傷和傷害可能破壞性器官本身或導致身體的局部或全身失調。某些特定的疾病可能影響到一個人的性反應或使身體衰弱，以至於達到難以進行性行為或性無能的地步。通常在這樣的病例中，性行為困難只是身體一般性虛弱的伴發症狀，並未引起人們的足夠關注。隨著身體的完全恢復，性能力也就得以復原。即使沒有復原，這種病症並不必定是無可救藥。許多永久性的殘障者和慢性病病人無論他們的病症如何，現在能夠在人的幫助下恢復滿意的性生活。
然而，存在著某些直接影響人的性行為和生殖活動的生理紊亂和疾病。其中一些生理紊亂和疾病容易治癒或緩解。有些生理紊亂和疾病則難以治療甚或不能治療。幸運的是，在從前毫無指望的病症，如今對治療已經有了好轉的反應。無論如何，既然世界上的許多人隨時在遭受著一種或數種病症折磨，每一個性成熟的人應該對這些病症多少要有所瞭解。隨後的內容給大家提供一些有關可能干擾人體性功能的主要生理疾患的基本知識。
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Health and Illness
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Very few people enjoy perfect health throughout their lives. Most of us sooner or later find ourselves in need of medical attention, if only temporarily. Needless to say, many of the serious diseases that plague and cripple mankind also have a damaging effect on the sexual abilities. Wounds and injuries can destroy the sex organs themselves or lead to the loss of control over parts or all of the body. Inborn chromosomal or hormonal deficiencies may hamper a person’s physical growth and require medical intervention. Certain illnesses can weaken the body to a point where sexual activity becomes difficult or impossible. Usually in such cases, the sexual difficulties are only the by-product of a general infirmity and therefore receive only minor attention. With a full recovery, the sexual capacities are also restored.
There are, however, certain physical disorders and diseases that affect human sexual activity and procreation directly. Some of these are easily cured or alleviated. Others are more difficult to treat or even untreatable. Fortunately, even without a recovery the case is not necessarily hopeless. Many permanently disabled and chronically ill patients can now be helped to achieve satisfying sex lives in spite of their problems. In any case, since at any given time many people all over the world are suffering from one or several of these conditions, every sexually mature person should know about them. The following pages provide some basic information about the main physical illnesses and impairments which can interfere with human sexual functioning.
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