Meaning of sexuality and orgasm in professional women

Abstract

Introduction Sexual health is considered one of the elements of wellbeing and general health in the human being. Multiple studies associate quality of life and bodily health with sexual activity. Objective Understand the meaning of sexuality and orgasm in professional women. Materials and Methods A qualitative research with ethnographic approach was designed, in which 15 professional women with links to university life participated. The age of the group was between 26-58 years. A structured interview was used which enabled them to know and describe their sexuality practices. The research is registered and approved in the University System of the University of Antioquia. Results The 15 interviewees had active sex life and expressed the following thematic axes: Sexuality meant the construction and recognition of the self to refine the encounter with the other; is a space of relationship that requires mutual understanding, which is not limited to the coital; sharing beliefs, values and rituals with their partners gives stability that translates into a healthy sexuality. Sex as a couple is an exercise in relationship that generates joy, pleasure, energy and the desire to live. Sexuality means a permanent encounter with the other, where coexistence, harmony, the possibility of growing, is what is lavished, as desire and passion; this link is a type of connection that is not equated with other relationships. Sexuality is part of health, is something natural and indispensable in the lives of people, which is altered by desires and concerns. Eroticism has an emotional and emotional component that makes pleasure possible. The orgasm is defined by the participants as a moment of supreme energy-releasing pleasure, which produces ecstasy, a culminating moment where life and death seem to gather together, a sensation of maximum fullness, of climax. Orgasm is not the ultimate goal, nor is it as satisfying as the bond generated in encounters; orgasm is not everything and not always lived with the same intensity. Conclusion For women interviewed sexuality implies health, well-being and encounter with the other. Orgasm is not an indispensable condition to enjoy sexual activity.