Body, Language and Sexuality in Oh les beaux jours

[Body and sexuality during pregnancy].

The objective of this ethnographic study was to understand how women experience their body's physiological processes during pregnancy and their effects on sexuality. The study involved seven women living in a poor neighborhood in São Paulo. Data collection was performed through participant observation and interviews using guiding questions. The data were presented in the narrative form and then...

Sexuality and body image after cancer.

BACKGROUND Cancer and its treatments can profoundly affect a person's sexuality including their body image, sexual functioning, relationships, identity and self esteem. One of the more common long lasting effects of cancer treatment is sexual dysfunction, yet for a number of reasons, health practitioners may not adequately address these topics. OBJECTIVE This article describes the range of fa...

Cosmetic surgery, body image and sexuality.

COSMETIC surgery is not a new phenomenon. Facelifts, nose jobs, breast reduction and breast implants have been common among women for decades, and the profession and practice of cosmetic surgery is well established in many countries, including many developing countries. However, in the past 10–15 years, there has been a seismic shift in what is considered possible and desirable to change as reg...

Gender, sexuality, body image and eating behaviours.

One hundred and twenty one participants reported sexual orientation, body mass index, body shape concerns, eating motives and eating styles. Measures of body dissatisfaction were greater in heterosexual women and homosexual men (ps <.05), while heterosexual women had smaller (ps <.001) ideal body shapes. Eating weight control motive was lower in heterosexual men compared to women (ps <.05). Res...

Les neurosciences The brain : body and mind