Marital and sex counseling in a family planning center
Coulondre, P.; Hope, H.; Imfeld, E.; Pasini, W.
Revue Medicale de la Suisse Romande 96(4): 295-304
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-3655 PMID: 1006004 Document Number: 432317
The activities and organization of a Geneva family planning and counseling center are described. People consult this center most commonly about the following subjects: contraception, unwanted pregnancies, marital conflicts and sexual dysfunction. 3 aspects of the center's activities may be distinguished: information, mostly provided through the telephone, counseling, and sex therapy. This article describes the 1st 2 aspects of the centre's work, with examples of counseling. Information is provided with the help of diagrams; models; books which may be borrowed for free; plus films; slides; and various types of audio-visual equipment. The number of couples who come to the center with sexual problems is increasing. In most cases, the sexual problem is mainly due to an interpersonal relationship problem. On the other hand, questions on fertility often reveal the existence of a sexual problem.