Sexuality
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Accounts of disruptions to sexuality following cancer: the perspective of informal carers who are partners of a person with cancer.

30 Aug 2009 There is a growing body of research showing that cancer impacts upon the sexuality of informal carers in a couple relationship with a person with cancer. However, this research is primarily focused on partners of a person with gynaecological or ... Read more...

Predictors of successful sexual partnering of adults with spina bifida.

18 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: We assessed sexual education and function of adults with spina bifida to identify predictors of relationships and sexual activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 290 patients with spina bifida were clustered into 6 groups based on lesion ... Read more...

Long-term followup of hypospadias: functional and cosmetic results.

17 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: We assessed long-term results after hypospadias surgery with respect to urinary and sexual function, cosmetic appearance and intimate relationships. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We contacted 116 patients who are now adults and who underwent ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sexuality'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Accounts of disruptions to sexuality following cancer: the perspective of informal carers who are partners of a person with cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Abstracts of the ISSWSH (International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health) 2009 Annual Meeting. February 12-15, 2009. Florence, Italy. 30 Aug 2009
• Predictors of successful sexual partnering of adults with spina bifida. 18 Aug 2009
• Long-term followup of hypospadias: functional and cosmetic results. 17 Aug 2009
• Long-term followup (37 to 69 years) in patients with bladder exstrophy treated with ureterosigmoidostomy: psychosocial and psychosexual outcomes. 16 Aug 2009
• Influence of gender, sexual orientation, and need on treatment utilization for substance use and mental disorders: findings from the California Quality of Life Survey. 12 Aug 2009
• Relationships, love and sexuality: what the Filipino teens think and feel. 3 Aug 2009
• Nursing students' knowledge, attitude and readiness to work for clients with sexual health concerns. 30 Jul 2009
• Growing old: a psychoanalyst's point of view. 30 Jul 2009
• Murdered father; dead father: revisiting the Oedipus complex. 30 Jul 2009
• Sexuality and life-threatening illness: implications for social work and palliative care. 30 Jul 2009
• Pornographic actresses are a poor choice for assessing what men optimally prefer in women's looks: Comments on Voracek and Fisher (2006). 30 Jul 2009
• The three kings: Harry Benjamin, John Money, Robert Stoller. 30 Jul 2009
• The question of drive vs. motive in psychoanalysis: a modest proposal. 21 Jul 2009
• [Does sexuality still have a place for couples treated with assisted reproductive techniques?] Jul 2009
• Adding to the evidence base: body image and sexuality in women with pelvic organ prolapse. 29 Jun 2009
• Body image and sexuality in women with pelvic organ prolapse. 29 Jun 2009
• Healthy sexual life after a cardiac event: What do we know and what do we do now? 29 Jun 2009
• Changes in sexuality and intimacy after the diagnosis and treatment of cancer: the experience of partners in a sexual relationship with a person with cancer. 29 Jun 2009
• Exploring attitudes towards older people's sexuality. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Sexuality'

Definition: The sexual functions, activities, attitudes, and orientations of an individual. Sexuality, male or female, becomes evident at PUBERTY under the influence of gonadal steroids (TESTOSTERONE or ESTRADIOL), and social effects.

Descriptor UI: D019529

Alternative terms: Sexuality;

Related Mesh Headings: Psychosexual Development;

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

Tree Number: F01.145.802.975; G08.686.867;

History Note: 1997; use SEX BEHAVIOR 1978-1996

Technical Notes: human only