Sexual health and sexual health education are extremely important in today’s modern world. We have come a long way in a short time with regards to speaking about matters relating to sexual health and improving them. There are a number of reasons for this, however, primarily it is due to technological developments and advancements.
Having knowledge at our fingertips is what we have come to expect on a daily basis. If we have a question or wish to conduct research, we expect to find the answers quickly. The internet has allowed us to do that, regardless of the topic.
When it comes to questions about sexual health, this allows people to seek information when and where they want to. It also allows them to do it without worry or any possible attached stigma.
Devices and Gamification
People face a range of issues when it comes to sexual health. These include emotional attachment, gender discrimination, sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) and reproductive health care, amongst many others.
All of which are extremely important and/or urgent and medical advice should be sought straight away. However, it is possible that some can be aided with specific devices and gamification.
One of the most common sexual health matters is premature ejaculation. Approximately 31% of men in the world suffer from it. It can lead to years of frustration, expensive therapies, side effects from medications and the break down of relationships.
This is a sexual health matter that can be assisted by using a device and personalised gamification. There are quite a few options available to control climax and improve men’s sexual well-being.
Using a device and gamification, usually in the form of an app which sets out activities and processes to follow via smartphone, could be the future to improving certain aspects of sexual health. If possible this shift could improve people’s self-esteem, boost their confidence and improve their sex life.
Digital Innovations
We expect to be able to access services at the touch of a button. Digital innovations over the years have allowed us to socialise, order food, book holidays and even given us the potential to meet our future partner.
Therefore, it is important that we can access service relating to sexual health from our screens too. Again, obviously some sexual health issues do need in-person medical attention, however, The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care (FSRH) and the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) led the way in issuing standards in online service provision in the UK.
This now means that testing for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and online contraceptive services are more accessible. This, in turn, has then been proven to reduce clinicians workloads, allowing them more time to focus on complex cases and necessary care.
It also means people who may not have wanted to or could not visit a clinic in person, now has the option to use real-time online services. Therefore allowing them to seek advice and/or obtain treatment when previously, they may not have done.
As with the rest of the digital world, science innovation and gamification to improve sexual health is always changing and developing, allowing people to not just have improved sexual health but also more education and information on the matter too.