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Sex Preselection
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D012743 |
[Methods for controlling genetic SEX of offspring.
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Sex Ratio
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D012744 |
[The number of males per 100 females.
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Sex Reassignment Procedures
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D057829 |
[Clinical treatments used to change the physiological sexual characteristics of an individual.
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Sex Reassignment Surgery
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D057830 |
[Surgical treatments used to change the physiological sexual characteristics of an individual.
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Sex Work
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D011477 |
[The act or practice of engaging in sexual relations for money or other benefit.
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Sex Workers
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D060386 |
[People who engage in occupational sexual behavior in exchange for economic rewards or other extrinsic considerations.
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Sex-Determining Region Y Protein
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D051876 |
[A transcription factor that plays an essential role in the development of the TESTES. It is encoded by a gene on the Y chromosome and contains a specific HMG-BOX DOMAIN that is found within members of the SOX family of transcription factors.
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Sexism
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D063507 |
[Prejudice or discrimination based on gender or behavior or attitudes that foster stereotyped social roles based on gender.
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Sexology
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D044347 |
[This discipline concerns the study of SEXUALITY, and the application of sexual knowledge such as sexual attitudes, psychology, and SEXUAL BEHAVIOR. Scope of application generally includes educational (SEX EDUCATION), clinical (SEX COUNSELING), and other settings.
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Sexual Abstinence
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D012746 |
[Refraining from SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.
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Sexual Arousal
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D000083942 |
[Physiological arousal elicited by sexual contact or by other erotic stimulation resulting in impulses being transmitted through the central nervous system.The impulses also trigger the release of sex hormones, dilation of the arteries supplying the genital areas, and inhibition of vasoconstrictor centers of the lumbar nerves.
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Sexual Behavior
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D012725 |
[Sexual activities of humans.
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Sexual Behavior, Animal
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D012726 |
[Sexual activities of animals.
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Sexual Development
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D046468 |
[The processes of anatomical and physiological changes related to sexual or reproductive functions during the life span of a human or an animal, from FERTILIZATION to DEATH. These include SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; and changes during AGING.
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Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
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D012735 |
[Physiological disturbances in normal sexual performance in either the male or the female.
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Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
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D020018 |
[Disturbances in sexual desire and the psychophysiologic changes that characterize the sexual response cycle and cause marked distress and interpersonal difficulty. (APA, DSM-IV, 1994)
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Sexual Harassment
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D017406 |
[A form of discrimination in the workplace which violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Offensive sexual conduct may include unwelcome advances, comments, touching, questions about marital status and sex practices, etc. Both men and women may be aggressors or victims. (Slee and Slee, Health Care Terms, 2d ed, p.404). While civil rights legislation deals with sexual harassment in the workplace, the behavior is not restricted to this; it may take place outside the work environment: in schools and colleges, athletics, and other social milieus and activities.
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Sexual Health
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D000074384 |
[A state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to SEXUALITY, according to the World Health Organization.
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Sexual Infantilism
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D050035 |
[The permanent lack of SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT in an individual. This defect is usually observed at an age after expected PUBERTY.
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Sexual Maturation
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D012741 |
[Achievement of full sexual capacity in animals and in humans.
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