Sexual Behavior
"Sexual Behavior" 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.
Sexual activities of humans.
| Descriptor ID |
D012725
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.802
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| Concept/Terms |
Sexual Behavior- Sexual Behavior
- Behavior, Sexual
- Sexual Activities
- Sexual Activity
- Activities, Sexual
- Activity, Sexual
- Sex Behavior
- Behavior, Sex
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sexual Behavior".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sexual Behavior".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sexual Behavior" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sexual Behavior" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2002 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2006 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2007 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2008 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2009 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 2010 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2011 | 9 | 2 | 11 | | 2012 | 13 | 5 | 18 | | 2013 | 12 | 5 | 17 | | 2014 | 21 | 3 | 24 | | 2015 | 10 | 8 | 18 | | 2016 | 13 | 7 | 20 | | 2017 | 12 | 7 | 19 | | 2018 | 15 | 7 | 22 | | 2019 | 16 | 12 | 28 | | 2020 | 7 | 11 | 18 | | 2021 | 2 | 21 | 23 | | 2022 | 4 | 18 | 22 | | 2023 | 2 | 22 | 24 | | 2024 | 7 | 16 | 23 | | 2025 | 8 | 3 | 11 | | 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexual Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Anderson AM, Hughes LD, Rahman B, Clark KA. Enhancing Classification of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Information Among Suicide Decedents Reported in the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003-2021. Am J Public Health. 2026 Jun; 116(6):755-760.
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Mogilski JK, Miller GF, Jonason PK, Grunt-Mejer K, Varella Valentova J, Balzarini R, Rodrigues DL, Sheff E, Al-Shawaf L, Csajbók Z, Thomas AG, David-Barrett T, Giosan C, Kruger DJ, Ley DJ, Lehmiller JJ, Schechinger HA, Moors AC, Ciaffoni S, Kennair LEO, Whyte S, ?terbová Z, Bártová K, Witherspoon RG, Zemojtel-Piotrowska M, Prokop P, Zeigler-Hill V, Schmitt DP, Saribay AS, Lipnicka M, Golánová I, Hampikian E, Costello W, Gottlieb L, Cascalheira CJ, Larva MA. How Do People Maintain Consensual Non-Monogamy? An International Development and Validation of the Multiple Relationships Maintenance Scale. Arch Sex Behav. 2026 Feb; 55(2):517-545.
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Reese JB, Zimmaro LA, Sorice KA, Zhang L, Gorman JR, Daly MB, Zaleta AK, Porter LS. Efficacy of a sexual quality of life intervention for couples facing metastatic breast cancer: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Cancer. 2026 Mar 01; 132(5):e70334.
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Reese JB, Lepore SJ, Zimmaro LA, Sorice KA, Porter LS. Understanding Engagement With a Couple-Based Intimacy Enhancement Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors: An In-Depth Examination of Recruitment and On-Trial Engagement. Psychooncology. 2026 Mar; 35(3):e70428.
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Chang M, Castor D, Heck CJ, Hernandez B, Gomes A, Zucker J, Wallach S, Gelfond J, Halpern M, Donastorg Y, Perez Mencia M, Lantigua G, Stonbraker S, Taylor BS, Amesty S. Correlates of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections among marginalized women in the Dominican Republic. Int J STD AIDS. 2026 Mar; 37(3):250-263.
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Kazmerski TM, Stransky OM, Wright CE, Jathal I, Prangley A, Tangpricha V, Jain R, Barrett SL, Hughan KS, West NE, Taylor-Cousar JL, Sawicki GS. Sexual health experiences and care utilization of males with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. 2026 Jan; 25(1):92-97.
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Hampanda K, Bolt M, Nayame L, Sehrt M, Thorne J, Hamoonga TE, Harrison MS, Pintye J, Amstutz A, Abuogi LL, Mweemba O. HIV Risk and Intention to Use HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Sexually Active Female University Students in Zambia: A Cross-Sectional Survey to Understand Influential Factors. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2025 Oct; 39(10):418-426.
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Marcantonio TL, Leone RM, Mays K, Thrash A, Meadows M, Manauis C, Willis M, LeRoux S, Jozkowski KN. How Does Alcohol Use Relate to Sexual Consent? A Scoping Review. J Sex Res. 2025 Nov-Dec; 62(9):1762-1780.
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Sharma Y, Philbin M, Everett B, Dwyer C, Bhargava A, Doan D, Beach LB, Pardee L, Caceres BA. Examining the Influence of Sexual Orientation-Related Nondiscrimination Laws on 30-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk. LGBT Health. 2025 Nov-Dec; 12(8):562-573.
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Kowal M, Sorokowski P, Gjoneska B, Pisanski K, Pfuhl G, Aguilar L, Janssen SMJ, Gelbart B, Arriaga P, Antfolk J, Zvoncáková K, Lidborg LH, Contreras-Garduño J, Kozlov MV, Milfont TL, Varella MAC, Kri?anic V, Boussena M, Kavcic T, da Silva DR, Hamdaoui B, Sahli FZ, Massar K, Deschrijver E, Ishii T, Cetinkaya H, Senyk O, Guemaz F, Ponnet K, Don Y, ?akan D, Yoo G, Nussinson R, Ungaretti J, Can AR, Duyar I, Cenek J, Carneiro J, Meskó N, Kozma L, Nyhus EK, Vintila M, Zerhouni O, Pazhoohi F, Zupancic M, Söylemez S, Wang AH, Papadatou-Pastou M, Banai IP, Prokop P, Omar Fauzee MS, Afhami R, Natividade JC, Baiocco R, Morelli M, Aavik T, Toplu-Demirtas E, Tulyakul S, Wlodarczyk A, Chegeni R, Santos AC, Grigoryev D, Dubrov D, Chubinidze D, Ikizer G, Burduli N, Czamanski-Cohen J, Amin R, Roussos P, Hristova E, Sargautyte R, Pirtskhalava E, Avirmed T, Najmussaqib A, Charyate A, Batool S, Volkodav T, Kunisato Y, Yamada Y, Toyama A, Perun M, Dural S, Mandzyk T, Studzinska A, Spasovski O, García FE, Grano C, Boga M, Koyuncu M, Singh S, Park JH, Atamtürk D, Lins S, Pírko M, Lacko D, Aczel B, Kocsor F, Putz Á, Otterbring T, Kacmár P, Manunta E, Besson T, Moharrampour NG, Solak Ç, Dinic BM, Estevan I, Bulut MT, Kervyn N, Mebarak M, Lu JG, Plohl N, Musil B, Samekin A, Miroshnik KG, Cornec C, Giammusso I, Reips UD, Miccoli MR, Parise M, Stöckli S, Marot T, Aquino SD, Londero-Santos A, Chirumbolo A, Memisoglu-Sanli A, Valentova JV, Karaarslan C, Hromatko I, Kertechian KS, Çoker O, Ribeiro MF, Batres C, Dalgar I, Eder SJ, Mi?etic K, Argyrides M, Mikuliciute V, Mari S, Oberzaucher E, Masuch K, Mattiassi ADA, Omar SS, Piccinelli E, Caglar EE, Lamela D, Frederick DA, Kobylarek A, Pacquing MCT, Reyes MES, Zumárraga-Espinosa M, Fekih-Romdhane F, Yepes TG, Etchezahar E, Galasinska K, Röer JP, Sahin A, Landa-Blanco M, Ndukaihe ILG, Urbanek A, Tan CS, Castro R, Cunichina K, Krasnodebska A, Conroy-Beam D, Ostaszewski F, Chalatkiewicz I, Abad-Villaverde B, Trémolière B, Arvanitis A, Topanova GT, Chopik WJ, Akello G, Pagani AF, Donato S, Fedor P, Frackowiak T, Ozer S, Mayorga-Lascano M, Khan F, Fisher ML, Maturan PLG, Semenovskikh T, Dutt S, Tamayo-Agudelo W, Ismukhanova G, Al-Shawaf L, Angelucci L, Bode A, Balim S, Dacanay JC, Atama CS, Campbell KADM, Simões TA, Özener B, Blauciak P, Prazeres F. Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries. Sci Data. 2025 Jul 01; 12(1):1103.
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