Researchers on the project are together with the Croatian colleagues co-organizers of the annual spring school on human sexuality, taking place in May in Grožnjan, Croatia. The aim of the spring school is to integrate research and university teaching activities in the field of research of sexuality and intimate lifestyles.
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting
COBISS.SI-ID: 1029229The Journal of LGBT Youth is the interdisciplinary forum dedicated to improving the quality of life for sexual minorities. This quarterly journal presents peer-reviewed scholarly articles, practitioner-based essays, policy analyses, and revealing narratives from young people. The journal is committed to advancing knowledge about, and support of, LGBT youth. The wide-ranging topics include formal and non-formal education, family, peer culture, the media, arts, and entertainment industry, religious institutions and youth organizations, health care, and the workplace.
C.04 Editorial board of an international magazine
Objective: The aim of the study was to explore gynecologists’ views and opinions on the methods of contraception, with an emphasis on coitus interruptus (CI) and to analyze the main social and cultural discourses in which these views are imbedded. Methods: Qualitative study included in-depth interviews with gynecologists regarding contraception in general and CI in particular. A total of 27 semi-structured in-depth interviews with gynecologists from various geographical parts of Slovenia were carried out between December 2010 and May 2011. Two independent researchers analyzed the data by coding the prevalent categories of answers. Results: In general, gynecologists do not view CI as a means of contraception although more sophisticated views reveal some justification of it out of practical or subjective reasons. CI is advised only in exceptional situations in which all other means of contraception are not suitable due to health reasons or personal viewpoints of a woman. A majority of gynecologists mentioned negative influence of CI on sexual intercourse, including psychological pressure on both men and women among other things. The study also revealed various views regarding contraception and sexuality in general that are not based on medical doctrines but reflect broader cultural and social understanding of sexuality including different views on sexuality (male and female sexuality as different) that are characteristic for certain cultural and social construction of sexuality. Conclusion: CI is not seen as a means of contraception by gynecologists and the majority do not advise it to patients as it is considered unreliable according to Pearl index. However, views on contraception are also embedded in the existing cultural and social context which should be taken into account when explaining the reasons for CI to be so widely used as a means of contraception among women in Slovenia.
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