Sexuality
"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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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexuality" by people in Profiles.
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Essien EJ, Ross MW, Fernández-Esquer ME, Williams ML. Reported condom use and condom use difficulties in street outreach samples of men of four racial and ethnic backgrounds. Int J STD AIDS. 2005 Nov; 16(11):739-43.
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Ross MW, Essien EJ, Williams ML, Fernandez-Esquer ME. Concordance between sexual behavior and sexual identity in street outreach samples of four racial/ethnic groups. Sex Transm Dis. 2003 Feb; 30(2):110-3.
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Rivera-Garza C. "She neither respected nor obeyed anyone": inmates and psychiatrists debate gender and class at the General Insane Asylum La Castañeda, Mexico, 1910-1930. Hisp Am Hist Rev. 2001; 81(3-4):653-88.