Sexual Behavior - Classification
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Behaviorally bisexual men and their risk behaviors with men and women.

8 Jun 2009 Gay and bisexual men are often treated as a homogenous group; however, there may be important differences between them. In addition, behaviorally bisexual men are a potential source of HIV infection for heterosexual women. In this study, we compared ... Read more...

Degrading and non-degrading sex in popular music: a content analysis.

30 Aug 2008 OBJECTIVES: Those exposed to more degrading sexual references in popular music are more likely to initiate intercourse at a younger age. The purpose of this study was to perform a content analysis of contemporary popular music with particular ... Read more...

Are lesbians really women who have sex with women (WSW)? Methodological concerns in measuring sexual orientation in health research.

30 Dec 2007 Varying measures of sexual orientation are used in women's health research. As they incorporate different dimensions, definitions, and categorical groupings, the comparability of results obtained across studies using different measures remains ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sexual Behavior - Classification'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Behaviorally bisexual men and their risk behaviors with men and women. 8 Jun 2009
• When is an unusual sexual interest a mental disorder? 30 May 2009
• Doing it: a new edition of The joy of sex. 3 Jan 2009
• Degrading and non-degrading sex in popular music: a content analysis. 30 Aug 2008
• Are lesbians really women who have sex with women (WSW)? Methodological concerns in measuring sexual orientation in health research. 30 Dec 2007
• The frequency of sexual intercourse reported by women: a review of community-based studies and factors limiting their conclusions. 12 Dec 2007
• How, and how not, to stop AIDS in Africa. 14 Aug 2007
• What is sex and why does it matter? A motivational approach to exploring individuals' definitions of sex. 30 Jul 2007
• Prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C virus infections among inmates of Ontario remand facilities. 29 Jul 2007
• The impact of an AIDS vaccine in developing countries: a new model and initial results. 29 Jun 2007
• Deconstructing adolescent same-sex attraction and sexual behavior in the twenty-first century: perspectives for the clinician. 30 May 2007
• Issues for DSM-V: sexual dysfunction, disorder, or variation along normal distribution: toward rethinking DSM criteria of sexual dysfunctions. 30 Jan 2007
• Who is homosexual and the difference it makes. 29 Nov 2006
• Factors that shape young people's sexual behaviour: a systematic review. 2 Nov 2006
• HIV in East London: ethnicity, gender and risk. Design and methods. 7 Jun 2006
• Differences in perceptions of what constitutes having "had sex" in a population of people living with HIV/AIDS. 30 May 2006
• Desiring mates. 30 Dec 2005
• Measuring sexual orientation in adolescent health surveys: evaluation of eight school-based surveys. 29 Sep 2004
• The sexual orientation of men who were brought up in gay or lesbian households. 29 Apr 2004
• Risk avoidance versus risk reduction: a framework and segmentation profile for understanding adolescent sexual activity. 30 Dec 2003

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Technical information about 'Sexual Behavior'

Definition: Sexual activities of humans.

Descriptor UI: D012725

Alternative terms: Sexual Behavior; Behavior, Sexual; Sexual Activities; Sexual Activity; Activities, Sexual; Activity, Sexual; Sex Behavior; Behavior, Sex; Oral Sex; Sex, Oral; Sexual Orientation; Orientation, Sexual; Sex Orientation; Premarital Sex Behavior; Behavior, Premarital Sex; Anal Sex; Sex, Anal;

Related Mesh Headings: Sex; Sexual Partners; Reproductive Behavior;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics; ethnology; history; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: F01.145.802;

History Note: 2004 (1966)

Technical Notes: human only: SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL is available; do not confuse X ref SEXUAL ORIENTATION with GENDER IDENTITY (see note there)