Preface

Sexual ethics deals with the choices one makes regarding sexual practice and preferences. With the emerging newer trends in sexuality and clashes with the traditional practice of human sexuality, there is a need for introspection and a framework of ethical principles that may guide human sexuality and its practice. Human sexuality is more than a biological phenomenon. It is a living experience that makes one understand how one views his or her personality and body. The majority of the time, health professionals spend time treating the patient rather than the patient's sexuality. The growing number of rapes and rape victims, sexual harassment cases and the violation of the right to have or resist sex in a marriage, the need to get consent before sex, and the trend of "living together" in corporate cities necessitate an introspection during a pandemic. Genital mutilation and its impact on the psychology of women need special attention. Many health professionals feel uncomfortable discussing sexuality with the patient due to cultural issues as well as lack of information regarding human sexuality in dealing with such issues and patients.

In short, sex is less concrete. Open discussions about sexual identity and sexual practices will help people better understand themselves, others, and the world around them. This book gives a panoramic view of certain aspects of human sexuality in health and disease.

> **Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff** Faculty of Medicine, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya

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**Chapter 1**

Perspective

*Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff*

*Jonathan G. Adler, 2016.*

**1. Introduction**

elements were left.

live without her.

**1.1 Marriage and sex**

bond as social, scientific, and sexual in nature [1].

confines of social structure where we live in [2].

Introductory Chapter: Sex,

Sexuality and Ethics - An Indian

*"Ethics is not neutral information. Ethics is active formation," Jordan wrote in an email. "So an essential part of teaching sexual ethics is getting people to reflect honestly both on what they believe and on how they have been led to those beliefs."* 

It is said that "In the beginning, when Twashtri came to the creation of woman, he found that he had exhausted his materials in the making of man and that no solid

He took the rotundity of the moon, the twinkling of the stars, the curves of creepers, the clinging of tendrils, the trembling of grass, the slenderness of the reed, the bloom of flowers, the lightness of leaves, the tapering of the elephant's trunk, the glances of deer, the clustering of rows of bees, the joyous gaiety of sunbeams, the weeping of clouds, the fickleness of wind, the timidity of the hare, the vanity of the peacock, the softness of the parrot's bosom, the hardness of a diamond, the sweetness of honey, the cruelty of the tiger, the warm glow of the fire, the coldness of snow, the chattering of jays, the cooing of the kokila, the hypocrisy of the Crane, the fidelity of the Charvaka, compounding all these together, he made woman and gave her to man. But in 2 weeks, the man came crying: "O Mighty Waster of Mysteries! Thou who has made all the wonders of the world, take again the woman that thou gave it me; she teases^ tantalizes and tires me, and I cannot live with her anymore." And Twashtri took the woman away. But in 2 weeks, the man came again and cried out: "Give me back the woman" that thou made; I cannot

This ancient description of creation of woman and man's dependence on woman for a complete life speaks the essence of bonding between the two describing the

The institution of marriage in Indian culture and ambience emphasizes that "Sexual act has to be after marriage." This sets the moral principle for ethical evaluation. Ethics in simpler terms describes choice as an individual right but within the

The word "sex" itself is considered to be discussed with responsibility and in private. Sexuality and sex are considered to be a part of one's personal domain

In this dilemma, after profound meditation, he did as follows:
