Health, care and sexuality

These projects develop, adapt and evaluate interventions, educational initiatives, communication tools and digital health support to strengthen sexual health in healthcare and other support settings for people in diverse life situations.

• Sexual health and relapse prevention for adults with substance abuse: Evaluation of a manualized intervention and continuous education of staff (Marie Karlsson)
• Professional Education and Sexual health- PUSH (Vedrana Vejzovic, Catrine Andersson, Eva Elmerstig, Gabriella Isma)
• Adapting and evaluating SEXIT for adult populations (Sofia Hammarström, Alexis Gainza Solenzal, Eva Elmerstig)
• Support materials for discussions with young people about female circumcision/female genital mutilation. (Camilla Palm.)
• eHealth support to improve the care process for patients and partners who are invountary childless (Eva Elmerstig och Charlotta Holmström)

These projects examine sexual health, sexuality and wellbeing in relation to illness, treatment, reproductive life stages, disability and diverse life situations, as well as how these issues are recognised and addressed in healthcare, support services and institutional settings.

• Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diet, Physical Activity, Quality of Life and Psychosexual Health. (Vedrana Vejzovic, Eva Elmerstig, Josephine Ingridsdotter, Charlotta Holmström)
• Sexual Health among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Experiences from Croatia. (Vedrana Vejzovic, Eva Elmerstig, Mario Dugonjic.)
• Health and well-being in the context of menopause (Eva Elmerstig, Marie Karlsson)
• Sexual Health and Involuntary Childlessness (Eva Elmerstig, Charlotta Holmström)
• Assisted Reproduction: Partners’ Experiences (Ida Hall)
• Sexual health among young people in secure state care. (Torkel Richert, Ylva Grönvall och Robin Björkas).
• Sex and porn addiction- medicalisation and treatment of sexual issues (Kiin Catrine Andersson och Charlotta Carlström)
• Sexual Health after Pregnancy and Childbirth (Linda Åkeflo, Eva Elmerstig)
• Psychodynamic Short-Term Therapy, Men’s Sexual Health and Unwanted Sexual Behaviour/Hypersexuality (Jack Lukkerz)
• Acquired Brain Injury and Sexuality (Ann-Sofie Ek)
• Life Circumstances, Relationships and Sexuality among Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (Anna Hart)
• Sexual Health and Quality of Life among Women Treated with Radiotherapy for Pelvic Cancer (Linda Åkeflo, Eva Elmerstig)
• Between Challenge and Resource: Navigating Sexuality and Sexual Health in Bipolar Disorder (Karin Ingvarsdotter)
• Sexual Health and Testicular Cancer among Young People (Jack Lukkerz)
• Care Needs, Experiences and Protective Factors Related to Female Genital Mutilation (Camilla Palm)
• Experiences of Sexual Abuse: What Relevance Do They Have for Dental Care? (Eva Wolf)
• Sexual Health among Men with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (Sofia Rydhög, Eva Elmerstig)

The projects examine how medical expertise and medical reports are used in legal proceedings involving suspected female genital mutilation, as well as the implications of legislation and policy for legal certainty, healthcare, and affected individuals.

• Medical evidence in court: Legal certainty and the use of medical reports in cases of suspected female genital mutilation. (Lotta Wendel and Sara Johnsdotter.)
• From Hospital Bed to Courtroom: Medical expertise and the unintended consequences of policies and legislation against female genital mutilation. (Sara Johnsdotter and Lotta Wendel.)