"Sexuality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 ID |
D019529
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.802.975 G08.686.867
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexuality" by people in Profiles.
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'A difficult conversation': community stakeholders' and key informants' perceptions of the barriers to talking about sex and HIV with adolescents and young people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Cult Health Sex. 2023 12; 25(12):1725-1740.
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"Not just the consequences, but also the pleasurable sex": a review of the content of comprehensive sexuality education for early adolescents in Rwanda. BMC Public Health. 2023 01 07; 23(1):49.
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'I can't go to her when I have a problem': sexuality communication between South African adolescent girls and young women and their mothers. SAHARA J. 2022 Dec; 19(1):8-21.
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'The feeling of not being entitled to something': fertility, pregnancy, and sexuality among women with systemic lupus erythematosus in South Africa. Scand J Rheumatol. 2020 May; 49(3):214-220.
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Key informant perspectives on policy- and service-level challenges and opportunities for delivering integrated sexual and reproductive health and HIV care in South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012 Feb 27; 12:48.
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A cross cultural study of vaginal practices and sexuality: implications for sexual health. Soc Sci Med. 2010 Feb; 70(3):392-400.
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In search of sexual pleasure and fidelity: vaginal practices in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Cult Health Sex. 2009 Apr; 11(3):267-83.
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Dual protection in sexually active women. S Afr Med J. 2003 Nov; 93(11):854-7.