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阴阳和谐
In harmony
of Yin and
Yang
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古代中国的阴(深色)阳(淡色)双鱼图代表自然状态下和人类身体上的女与男的要素。和谐地组合在一起的阴阳代表着健康；假如这种组合的平衡被打破，就会导致失调和产生疾病。
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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阴阳失调
In
disharmony
of Yin and
Yang
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很少有人终生享受着完好的健康生活。我们绝大多数人迟早需要医学照护，哪怕是暂时的照护也是需要的。许多折磨和削弱身体的严重疾病同样具有、必然具有损害性能力的作用。某些人，天生就有染色体畸变或激素缺乏，这可能会妨碍他们的生理发育。还有的人带着莫凌两可的或不确定的性器官来到这个世界，由此而在其人生的某一个阶段为获得性的满足，需要医学和心理学帮助。一些遗传缺陷可能极大地损害个人的健康。创伤和伤害可能破坏性器官本身或导致身体的局部或全身失调。某些特定的疾病可能影响到一个人的性反应或使身体衰弱，以至于达到难以进行性行为或性无能的地步。通常在这样的病例中，性行为困难只是身体一般性虚弱的伴发症状，并未引起人们的足够关注。随着身体的完全恢复，性能力也就得以复原。即使没有复原，这种病症并不必定是无可救药。许多永久性的残障者和慢性病病人无论他们的病症如何，现在能够在人的帮助下恢复满意的性生活。
然而，存在着某些直接影响人的性行为和生殖活动的生理紊乱和疾病。其中一些生理紊乱和疾病容易治愈或缓解。有些生理紊乱和疾病则难以治疗甚或不能治疗。幸运的是，在从前毫无指望的病症，如今对治疗已经有了好转的反应。无论如何，既然世界上的许多人随时在遭受着一种或数种病症折磨，每一个性成熟的人应该对这些病症多少要有所了解。随后的内容给大家提供一些有关可能干扰人体性功能的主要生理疾患的基本知识。
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Introduction
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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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