1st Edition

Sexual Adjustment in Marriage

By Henry Olsen Copyright 1954
346 Pages
by Routledge

346 Pages
by Routledge

346 Pages
by Routledge

In the 1950s sexual instruction was still a considerable problem despite the very great freedom of discussion that was common. The high level of so-called sexual neurosis among women, the problems of sexual compatibility and birth control, and the spread of venereal disease all bore witness to the need for responsible information. Originally published in 1954, Dr Henry Olsen, in this... Read more

Preface.  Part 1: The Human Organism  1. The Living Being  2. Glands and Sex Life  Part 2: The Sex Organs  3. The Male Sex Organs  4. The Female Sex Organs  Part 3: Hormones and the Sexual Functions  5. The Hormones  6. Puberty  7. Male Sex Characteristics  8. Female Sex Characteristics  9. Menstruation  10. Menopause  Part 4: Sexual Need or Sex Urge  11. The Need of the Organism  12. Different Conceptions of Sex Need  13. Passive Sex Need  14. Active Sex Need  15. Sex Need in Woman  Part 5: Living Together  16. Sexual Need and Sexual Intercourse  17. The Allurement  18. Love Play  19. Sexual Intercourse, Coitus  Part 6: Hygiene of the Couple’s Sex Life  20. Body Care in Sex Relations  21. Hygiene of Sexual Living Together  Part 7: Disturbances in a Couple’s Sex Life  22. What are the Causes of Disturbance in a Couple’s Sex Life?  23. Impotence  24. Too Early Ejaculation  25. About the Satisfaction of Woman  26. Frigidity  27. Genital Spasms – Vaginism  28. Displeasure at Intercourse (Dyspareunia)  29. Hatred and Jealousy  Part 8: Marriage  30. Choice of a Marriage Partner  31. Marriage and Sex Life  32. Different Forms of Marriage  33. Origin of Marriage  34. Early Married Life  35. Marriage in Practice  Part 9: Sex Life of the Unmarried  36. Young People Before Marriage  37. The Unmarried Young Man  38. The Unmarried Young Woman  39. Those Who Never Marry  40. Nonmarital Sex Relations  Part 10: Fertilization, Pregnancy, Childbirth  41. Procreation  42. Heredity  43. Fertilization  44. Pregnancy  45. Symptoms of Pregnancy  46. Hygiene During Pregnancy  47. Childbirth  48. The Lying-In Period  Part 11: Interruption of Pregnancy  49. Abortions and Miscarriages  50. Miscarriages  51. Induced Abortions  Part 12: Regulation of Fertilization  52. Problems of Fertility  53. Pseudo Sterility  54. Sterility  55. Contraception  Part 13: Masturbation  56. Masturbation, Self-Gratification  Part 14: Sexual Abnormalities  57. Hormone-Conditioned Abnormalities  58. Abnormal Sex Life  Part 15: Diseases of Sex Life  59. Venereal Diseases  60. Gonorrhea  61. Syphilis  62. Venereal Ulcers  63. The Fourth Venereal Disease  64. Nonvenereal Diseases of the Sexual Organs  Part 16: Sexual Education  65. Teaching Children About Sex  66. Sex Education of Adults  67. Significance of Sexual Education.

Biography

Henry Olsen