Sex therapy in a couple with learning disabilities by Bell, D, Toplis, L, Espie, C

“…On the two occasions of sexual intercourse, both partners stated that they had reached orgasm. …”

Identification of 371 genetic variants for age at first sex and birth linked to externalising behaviour by Mills, MC, Tropf, FC, Brazel, DM, van Zuydam, N, Vaez, A, Pers, TH, Snieder, H, Perry, JRB, Ong, KK, den Hoed, M, Barban, N, Day, FR

“…Age at first sexual intercourse and age at first birth have implications for health and evolutionary fitness. …”

Gonorrhoea treatment failure caused by a Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain with combined ceftriaxone and high-level azithromycin resistance, England, February 2018 by Eyre, D, Sanderson, N, Lord, E, Regisford-Reimmer, N, Chau, K, Barker, L, Morgan, M, Newnham, R, Golparian, D, Unemo, M, Crook, D, Peto, T, Hughes, G, Cole, M, Fifer, H, Edwards, A, Andersson, M

“…In February 2018, a heterosexual male was diagnosed with gonorrhoea in the United Kingdom following sexual intercourse with a locally resident female in Thailand and failed treatment with ceftriaxone plus doxycycline and subsequently spectinomycin. …”

The characteristics of women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate: A cancer risk profile by Mant, D, Vessey, M, Loudon, N

“…Women using DMPA were more likely to be of low social status, to be of high parity, to have had sexual intercourse at an early age, to have given birth at an early age, to smoke cigarettes, and to be overweight than other contraceptive users. …”

The internet and privacy by Véliz, C

“…Chambers’ ex-boyfriend violated her privacy because he published content online without her consent that contained sensitive information – that she had had sexual intercourse with a man. The violation of her privacy was compounded by the use of images – except for exhibitionists, most people do not want to be seen naked nor witnessed when having an intimate experience with another person. …”

Social class differences in sexual behaviour and cervical cancer. by Mant, D, Vessey, M, Loudon, N

“…Women of lower social class, measured both by occupation and by age at completion of full-time education, experienced sexual intercourse at an earlier age but accumulated fewer sexual partners than women of higher social class. …”

The impact of endometriosis upon quality of life: a qualitative analysis. by Jones, G, Jenkinson, C, Kennedy, S

“…Pain, physical functioning, role performance, social functioning, emotional well-being, relationship with the medical profession, treatment, sexual intercourse, energy and vitality, employment and infertility were found to be a particular concern for women with endometriosis. …”

A survey of hepatitis C prevalence amongst the homeless community of Oxford. by Sherriff, L, Mayon-White, R

“…Modes of transmission include intravenous drug use (IDU), blood products, tattooing and, to a lesser extent, sexual intercourse. Homelessness is a risk factor of HCV because of the environments and behaviours associated with homeless communities such as poor hygiene, poor nutrition and high levels of IDU. …”

A case-control study of cancer of the uterine cervix in Uganda. by Newton, R, Ziegler, J, Casabonne, D, Beral, V, Mbidde, E, Carpenter, L, Maxwell Parkin, D, Wabinga, H, Mbulaiteye, S, Jaffe, H

“…The risk also varied inversely with age at first reported sexual intercourse [chi2(1)=8.4; P=0.004], perhaps reflecting an earlier age of infection with human papillomavirus, the main causal agent. …”

Sexual behaviors and awareness of sexually transmitted infections among Chinese university students. by Zhang, D, Pan, H, Cui, B, Law, F, Farrar, J, Ba-Thein, W

“…RESULTS: Of 3425 website visitors, 1030 university students completed the survey, of which 80% were between 20 and 25 years of age, 76% considered pre-marital sex acceptable, 21% had had sexual intercourse, and 45% of sexually active students had engaged in oral sex, anal intercourse, or sex with strangers. …”

Prevalence and incidence of chronic pelvic pain in primary care: evidence from a national general practice database. by Zondervan, K, Yudkin, P, Vessey, M, Dawes, MG, Barlow, D, Kennedy, S

“…Pain due to malignancy, chronic inflammatory bowel diseases or pregnancy, or which occurred only during menstruation or sexual intercourse, was excluded. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence and incidence rates of chronic pelvic pain in primary care by age and region. …”

Interventions for vaginismus. by McGuire, H, Hawton, K

“… BACKGROUND: Vaginismus is involuntary vaginal muscle contraction which makes sexual intercourse difficult or impossible. It is one of the more common female psychosexual problems. …”

Cervical carcinoma and sexual behavior: collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 15,461 women with cervical carcinoma and 29,164 women without cervical carcinoma from 21 epid... by International Collaboration of Epidemiological Studies of Cervical Cancer

“…The International Collaboration of Epidemiological Studies of Cervical Cancer has combined data on lifetime number of sexual partners and age at first sexual intercourse from 21 studies, or groups of studies, including 10,773 women with invasive cervical carcinoma, 4,688 women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 (CIN3)/carcinoma in situ, and 29,164 women without cervical carcinoma. …”

Immunity to HIV-1 is influenced by continued natural exposure to exogenous virus. by Willberg, C, McConnell, J, Eriksson, E, Bragg, L, York, V, Liegler, T, Hecht, F, Grant, R, Nixon, D

“…Unprotected sexual intercourse between individuals who are both infected with HIV-1 can lead to exposure to their partner's virus, and potentially to super-infection. …”

Interventions for vaginismus. by Melnik, T, Hawton, K, McGuire, H

“… BACKGROUND: Vaginismus is an involuntary contraction of the vaginal muscles which makes sexual intercourse difficult or impossible. It is one of the more common female psychosexual problems. …”

Development of an endometriosis quality-of-life instrument: The Endometriosis Health Profile-30. by Jones, G, Kennedy, S, Barnard, A, Wong, J, Jenkinson, C

“…Six modular parts consisting of 23 questions were also developed and measured the areas of sexual intercourse, work, relationship with children, feelings about the medical profession, treatment, and infertility. …”

High-risk sexual behaviour in men attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Durban, South Africa. by O'Farrell, N, Morison, L, Moodley, P, Pillay, K, Vanmali, T, Quigley, M, Sturm, A

“… OBJECTIVES: A study of men with genital ulcer disease (GUD) in Durban, South Africa, at the start of the local HIV epidemic in 1988/1989 found that 36% of men with GUD continued with sexual intercourse despite symptoms. The aim of this study was to determine whether this high-risk behaviour was still prevalent and to enquire about similar risk behaviours with other sexually transmitted infection (STI)-related problems. …”

Interventions for vaginismus. by McGuire, H, Hawton, K

“… BACKGROUND: Vaginismus is involuntary vaginal muscle contraction which makes sexual intercourse difficult or impossible. It is one of the more common female psychosexual problems. …”

HIV-1 viral load and resistance in genital secretions in patients taking protease-inhibitor-based second-line therapy in Africa by Hoppe, A, Guilano, M, Lugemwa, A, Thompson, J, Floridia, M, Walker, A, Senoga, I, Abwola, M, Pirillo, M, Kityo, C, Arenas-Pinto, A, Paton, N

“…Background: HIV is transmitted primarily through sexual intercourse, and the objective of this study was therefore to assess whether there is occult viral replication and resistance in genital secretions in patients on protease inhibitor (PI)-based second-line therapy. …”

Cervical carcinoma and reproductive factors: collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 16,563 women with cervical carcinoma and 33,542 women without cervical carcinoma from 25... by International Collaboration of Epidemiological Studies of Cervical Cancer

“…Relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of cervical carcinoma in relation to number of full-term pregnancies, and age at first full-term pregnancy, were calculated conditioning by study, age, lifetime number of sexual partners and age at first sexual intercourse. Number of full-term pregnancies was associated with a risk of invasive cervical carcinoma. …”