Sexuality is a central area of life, a fundamental human need like food and sleep, but unlike the latter, the approach to the subject is often superficial. Even today, in fact, when we talk about sex we do it most of the time with a smile, seasoning the speeches with jokes and allusions that wink at the turbid.
The result of this completely misleading cultural background is that not always when a person is faced with a problem he or she has the courage to face it by consulting a professional.
To try to unhinge the prejudice and pass the concept that sexual health and general well-being go hand in hand, Hardx, in partnership with the network of specialized polyclinics Santagostino, launched the initiative Sextember – Sexual Health Month, active until 30 September 2021 with the aim of promoting increasingly responsible and aware behaviors in the emotional and sexual sphere and offering medical and psychological services and consultations.
Specifically by accessing the website mesedellasalutesessuale.it all adults can take advantage of an orientation and informative interview with psychologists from Santagostino free of charge that depending on the need and in case of necessity, direct to the booking of a video medical consultation or a psycho-sexological video consultation, both single and couple, which can lead to the booking of a first physical or virtual interview.
To understand when it is appropriate to contact a professional and why it should be done with the utmost serenity, we spoke with Paola Zucchi, clinical psychotherapist and sexologist.
Even today for many it is not easy to admit that they need help in the sexual field, in your opinion why?
“Above all out of embarrassment, a feeling that leads the person with an uneasiness in this sphere to close in on himself, not to talk to anyone and to fall into loneliness, often determined by the mistaken belief of being abnormal, the only one to experience it and that they do not exist remedies “.
Which is not the case …
“Absolutely not. Many critical issues can be solved and asking for help is an important first step because it means admitting that there is a problem and deciding to tackle it. Not doing it, on the other hand, can generate a dangerous vicious circle that leads to avoiding sexual intercourse and consequently to escape from many possible human relationships ».
Sometimes it is also not knowing if you really need a sexologist or not to slow down. How do you do it?
«The cases are endless but in the uncertainty it is always good to contact a specialist. Indicatively, however, the problems that should lead to contact a sexologist are those attributable to the area of desire, For example when one partner has more than the other; or the sexual response to arousal then lack of or difficult lubrication in women e difficulties in achieving and maintaining an erection in man. The dynamics related to orgasm should also be explored, ranging fromanorgasmia (absence of orgasm) to that precocious. Furthermore, everything that has to do with the pain or inability to have sexual intercoursei».
Are more men or women asking for help?
«Although generally women are more inclined to do it, my patients are of both sexes and I also have many couples. Going to a sex therapist in two is a wise choice even when a problem apparently affects only one member because the relationship has a significant influence on the sexual sphere ».
Young or adult?
«Also in this case I would say in equal measure, albeit with different nuances according to age. Adults often deal with external events that also determine changes in sexual life such as an illness, change of partner or the arrival in menopause or andropause. Young people, on the other hand, in addition to being tormented by the normal doubts due to inexperience, collide with sky-high expectations created by false myths and sexuality learned on the internet or through pornography. Many times they are convinced that something is wrong because they are confronted with unreal and unattainable models, reducing the sexual experience to a performance and not to an encounter between two people. The guidance of an expert can therefore be very useful precisely to help them unravel this fog ».
Are sex-related taboos collapsing or do you think there is still a long way to go?
“Undoubtedly today, compared to a time, things have improved but we are still far from considering sexuality on a par with other basic needs. This is why events like Sextember are so important ».
Within the initiative kits dedicated to sexual well-being and information materials will be distributed in over 1,200 pharmacies throughout Italy in the Santagostino offices and clinics in Lombardy. Finally, in various squares in Milan it is possible to find campers by Durex and Santagostino, in which to receive informative material on safe sex and request a comparison with a specialist.
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