Gender and reproductive health: cognitive basis of sexually transmitted infection (STI) terminology and analysis of its discursive use

Women's and men's health shows biological sex differences, but there are also gender-related differences due to socio-cultural circumstances. Thus, there is a relationship between the social construction of gender and the behaviours and attitudes of men and women towards health, sexuality and reproduction (Moreno y Carrillo 2016; Ruiz Cantero 2019). With the incorporation of the gender perspective the persistence and prevalence of certain sexist ideologies related to women's bodies 9and sexual freedom has been shown. Probably one of the topics that best reflects these ideological patterns is Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). The aim of this study is to analyse the cognitive basis of the terminology used in the field of STIs and to show its discursive representation in the media. To do this, we have created an ad hoc textual corpus from magazines and sexual health blogs in which we will check whether the articles address the most frequent STIs from a gender perspective. The results show that the terms themselves are not ideologically loaded, nor are their uses in the discourse, as the magazines show gender sensitivity in their treatment of STIs.