Large-scale surveys consistently show there is an orgasm gap in heterosexual partner sex of 20% to 36%—with more women not experiencing orgasm during heterosexual partner sex than men. In two Dutch/Flemish general population convenience samples...
This study integrates recent literature with qualitative data from sexual-health outreach workers in the Greater Toronto Area to examine how outreach is delivered to gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GBTQ+) men who have sex with men (MSM) in vir...
In Côte d’Ivoire, parent–child communication (PCC) about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is often hindered by cultural and social norms. We aimed to explore parental communication on sexual and reproductive health in the Haut-S...
A recently developed nonpartisan authoritarian aggression scale (NAAS) has a robust nomological network that includes attitudes toward women and LGBTQ+ individuals. The current research was meant to further validate the scale by demonstrating its abi...
Loneliness poses a significant risk to the physical and mental well-being of older individuals, making it a pressing public health concern. Particularly for minority groups like elderly single and widowed Black women, the consequences of loneliness c...
Male contraceptive options remain largely limited to condoms and vasectomy, while family planning services and monitoring indicators often prioritize women, contributing to inequities in contraceptive responsibility. This review examines how future m...
Breast cancer entails profound physical, emotional, and relational changes that persist beyond biomedical treatment and may substantially affect women’s body image, sexuality, and engagement in daily occupations. This descriptive phenomenologic...
Despite widespread support for comprehensive sex education (CSE), abstinence-focused education is the legally mandated standard in Florida public schools. Using a cross-sectional survey design, this study examined the relationship between sex educati...
Based on a qualitative health needs assessment with 31 diverse sex workers and 17 key stakeholders (including two mental health practitioners) in Victoria, Australia, this article adds to the emerging literature on stigma, sex work, and mental health...
Taboos differentially reinforce socially constructed gender and sexual hierarchies that affect the experiences of all people—women, men, queer, heterosexual, and transgender people. In Delhi, India, institutions of heteropatriarchy, buttressed...
This study provides valuable insights into the factors influencing attitudes towards homosexuality and people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) among Slovenian high school students. The analysis identifies gender, school type, and religi...
Population aging is a reality in Chile that affects the course of life, quality of life, and sexuality of older adults. The objective of this study is to identify the dimensions, characteristics, and underlying contents of sexuality in older adults p...
Research suggests that the impact of childhood sexual trauma (CST) on adult well-being varies in relation to characteristics of CST experiences (e.g., age of onset and duration/frequency) that influence the degree of trauma severity. Yet there remain...
The 2S LGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and additional sexually and gender-diverse self-identities) population often faces barriers to care in the context of cervical cancer screening....
Sexual pleasure has attracted increasing scientific attention in recent years. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated self-esteem and body appreciation as potential determinants of sexual pleasure. We examined data from a community sample of...
Background: This study focused on a community located in Sumbe, in the Kwanza Sul province of Angola. The community’s limited resources significantly affect the healthcare of its residents. Local beliefs and traditions exacerbate this issue. Co...
Objective: This study aimed to investigate aspects of sexual response in cisgender women by querying what participants deem to be important physiological and subjective components of sexual arousal. It was also explored whether education about the ro...
This perspective advances a psychoanalytic—embodiment account of the “libido of generativity” (LoG)—future-oriented reorganization of erotic desire that links embodied arousal with caregiving, legacy, and shared projects. We d...
With most individuals in the U.S. having regular access to an internet connection and/or owning smartphones, digital communication has become an inevitable part of daily life for adults and adolescents. Consequently, forming, maintaining, and ending...
This paper reexamines the contested categories of sex addiction and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) through a feminist-critical synthesis of 63 peer-reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2024. Rather than treating these diagnoses as...
Prepubescent children and young adolescents (ages 7–14) are in a critical developmental stage for establishing the foundations of healthy sexual behavior. Increasing rates of precocious puberty, combined with limited access to accurate and age-...
In recent years, the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young adults (ages 10–24) in Africa has improved through national and international initiatives. However, major challenges remain in enabling young people to exercise their...
Background/Objectives: The main contraceptive options for men are condoms, vasectomy and coitus interruptus. Clinical and preclinical trials are being conducted to develop a new male contraceptive (NMC), which can be either hormonal or non-hormonal....
Sexual consent, although more extensively studied in recent decades, remains a complex and nuanced concept that is often difficult to define and investigate. This study aimed to analyze the relationships between beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors rela...
Background: Sexual and reproductive health promotion is a political and social process that involves not only individual actions but also strategies to change social, environmental and economic factors. It is necessary to know the characteristics of...
Gender dysphoria stems from incongruence between gender identity and assigned sex, often causing significant distress related to breast anatomy in transmasculine individuals. Gender-affirming hormone therapy typically precedes mastectomy, which is a...
Despite notable progress in HIV prevention and treatment, men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to bear a disproportionate burden of HIV, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where systemic barriers restrict access to HIV testing. This study draws...
The present research assessed university student stakeholders’ perceptions of positive outcomes (i.e., appropriateness and benefits of conferencing) and negative outcomes (i.e., endangerment and revictimization of the complainant) associated wi...
Masculinity norms and gender socialization play a critical role in shaping boys’ attitudes, behaviours, and interactions within society. In South Africa, historical legacies of colonialism and apartheid, coupled with deeply ingrained cultural a...
Personal identity is a multidimensional, universal, and ever-developing construct that forms primarily during youth. One domain of identity—gender—manifests quite clearly in terms of developmental course and psychosocial components in the...
Despite advances toward disability inclusion, high-quality sex and relationship education (SRE) is often inaccessible for disabled communities. Confounding this issue, each individual’s experience of SRE is shaped by aspects within their enviro...
Background: Sexually expansive (sexual identities beyond traditional monosexual categories) Latina/e/x women navigate intersecting systems of oppression shaped by cultural expectations, gender norms, and heterosexism. Despite their resilience, they r...
Malaysia is an upper-middle-income country and one of the few in Asia that has achieved Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Despite this, healthcare in Malaysia is less accessible to marginalized groups, such as transgender women, because a legal framew...
Since the popularization of dating apps, the scientific literature developed in the last decade still has various limitations that concern both the populations studied and the variables evaluated. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the use of dat...
We examined after-sex behaviors and their associations with relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, intimacy, and sexual dysfunction in heterosexual Chinese couples. Forty-two couples participated in a randomized controlled trial of an online...
The increasing migration phenomenon and its impact on sexual health highlight the urgency of improving access to preventive services and developing responsive surveillance mechanisms. This study aims to describe the context and define the implementat...
The concept of resilience, the capacity to withstand or overcome major stress or hardship despite difficult circumstances [...]
Progestins have shown to be highly effective, adequately safe contraceptives and a real alternative in the cases with contraindications to estrogen use. This review assesses the effectiveness of treatments for managing uterine bleeding due to the use...
LGBTQ+ individuals face substance use disparities linked to minority stress. While community belongingness may buffer stress, its role is complex. This study examined divergent associations between belongingness within the LGBTQ+ community and lifeti...
Some studies have shown that the identities of asexual individuals can be devalued and invalidated through processes of dehumanization. However, research examining dehumanization and attitudes toward asexual parents remains scarce. Drawing on the dua...
This study examines how Ontario’s Health and Physical Education curriculum addresses the needs of young adults with disabilities. A total of 54 individuals aged 18–35 years old with developmental, learning, or physical disabilities who ha...
Sexual consent is one of the most important tools used in the prevention of sexual violence, for which adolescents are especially vulnerable. However, it is unclear how sexual consent processes are defined and used by this population. To bridge this...
Purpose: This paper examines the differences between transgender persons who self-identify as bisexual (n = 4129) and those who self-identify as pansexual (n = 5056) when it comes to experiencing anti-transgender harassment, discrimination, and viole...
This article examines LGBTQI+ asylum claims in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The data are part of a larger study that has identified 520 LGBTQI+ claims in the U.S. Circuit of Appeals from 1994 to 2023. It focuses on examples from the 115 cases t...
Background: Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) encompasses a range of conditions that can profoundly impact quality of life and intimate relationships. The primary classifications of FSD include female sexual interest and arousal disorder (FSIAD), genit...
This article examines the impact of everyday life infrastructure on well-being through the lens of feminist economics, with a specific focus on gender disparities within the European context. Combining the capability approach (CA) and subjective well...
Gender-independent, intersex, non-binary, and transgender (GIaNT) youth have puberty health and sex education needs that are different from cisgender youth. Unfortunately, this population has historically been excluded from curricula pertaining to th...
This study aims to explore the associations between menstrual health, lifestyle behaviors, biological traits, and coping strategies among female students at a Vietnamese medical university. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 884 female stud...
This study examines the trends, impacts, and challenges of HIV in Bangladesh from 2000 to 2024, with a focus on its epidemiology, demographic distribution, and socioeconomic determinants. Despite maintaining one of the lowest HIV prevalence rates glo...
Objectives: This study examined the association between three sexual motivations—rewarding, intimacy, and enhancement—and their relationship to sexual and relationship satisfaction. A novel conceptualization of sexual reward was introduce...
