02817nam 22006614a 450 991045378430332120200520144314.01-281-97325-41-59213-709-19786611973254(CKB)1000000000579530(EBL)407566(OCoLC)437247331(SSID)ssj0000134571(PQKBManifestationID)11129421(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000134571(PQKBWorkID)10054048(PQKB)11426495(MiAaPQ)EBC407566(OCoLC)302358989(MdBmJHUP)muse81473(Au-PeEL)EBL407566(CaPaEBR)ebr10267607(CaONFJC)MIL197325(EXLCZ)99100000000057953020071210d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDamaged goods?[electronic resource] women living with incurable sexually transmitted diseases /Adina NackPhiladelphia Temple University Press20081 online resource (264 p.)XCS614.4X.1-59213-708-3 1-59213-707-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-241) and index.Mixing morality with medicine -- Sexual invincibility -- STD anxiety -- The immoral patient -- Damaged goods -- Sexual healing -- Reintegrating the sexual self -- From personal tragedies to social change.How do women living with genital herpes and/or HPV (human papilloma virus) infections see themselves as sexual beings, and what choices do they make about sexual health issues? Adina Nack, a medical sociologist who specializes in sexual health and social psychology, conducted in-depth interviews with 43 women about their identities and sexuality in regards to chronic illness. The result is a fascinating book about an issue that affects over 15 million Americans, but is all too little discussed. Damaged Goods adds to our knowledge of how women are affected by living with cSexually transmitted diseasesSocial aspectsWomenDiseasesSocial aspectsPapillomavirus diseasesSocial aspectsHerpes genitalisSocial aspectsElectronic books.Sexually transmitted diseasesSocial aspects.WomenDiseasesSocial aspects.Papillomavirus diseasesSocial aspects.Herpes genitalisSocial aspects.362.196/951Nack Adina1972-893595MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453784303321Damaged goods1996138UNINA