关键概述-性健康的含义

什么是性健康？

迄今为止，至少有四种“官方”的性健康定义：

1. 1975年，世界卫生组织 (WHO)在一个报告里就健康保健专业人员的性科学培训提出了第一个性健康定义。
2. 2001年，世界卫生组织(WHO)与泛美卫生组织 (PAHO) 以及世界性学会(WAS)合作的第二个报告强化了这个性健康的定义。
3. 同样在2001年，美国卫生部长办公室（the US Surgeon General）发布了促进性健康与负责任的性行为行动倡议。在这个文件里，实际上采纳了早先由世界卫生组织提出的性健康定义。
4. 2002年，世界卫生组织在其网站的性别与生殖权利的一节中发布了一个经过修改的精确的性健康定义。

这些性健康的定义在许多方面已经证明非常有成效。但是，它们也遭到了质疑。

Critical Introduction - The Meaning of Sexual Health

What is Sexual Health?

As of today, there are at least four "official" definitions of sexual health:

1. The World Health Organization (WHO), in 1975, provided a first definition in a report about the sexological training of health professionals.
2. This was augmented in a second report of  2001 which resulted from the cooperation of the WHO with the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Association of Sexology (WAS).
3. Also in 2001, the US Surgeon General issued A Call to Action to Promote Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior. In this document, he practically adopted the previous definitions provided by the WHO.
4. In 2002, the WHO published a refined and amended definition on its web site section on gender and reproductive rights.

These definitions have proved useful in many respects. However, they have also encountered criticism.