"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2013 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2014 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2016 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2019 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2020 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2023 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexual Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease on sexual activity: United States and European patient perspectives from the communicating needs and features of IBD experiences (CONFIDE) survey. Curr Med Res Opin. 2025 Jun; 41(6):1017-1030.
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Sexual function in women with bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms: findings from the symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction research network (LURN) cohort study. J Sex Med. 2025 06 03; 22(6):1035-1042.
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Sex Differences in Sexual Motivation Among U.S. Residents 57-85 Years of Age. Arch Sex Behav. 2025 05; 54(5):1781-1797.
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Gut microbiota differences linked to weight gain and ART in people living with HIV are enterotype specific and minor compared to the large differences linked to sexual behavior. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2025; 15:1568352.
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Effectiveness of the smart program: Stepped-care HIV prevention for gay and bisexual adolescent boys. Health Psychol. 2025 Mar; 44(3):321-331.
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Cannabis use and HIV among Black sexually minoritized men: a systematic review and narrative analysis. AIDS. 2025 Jul 01; 39(8):1032-1046.
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Body image and sexual function improve following prolapse repair. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Sep; 233(3):182.e1-182.e12.
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Sexual identity, sexual behavior, and drug use behaviors among people who use drugs in the rural U.S. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Apr; 171:209629.
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Day-to-day associations between testosterone, sexual desire and courtship efforts in young men. Proc Biol Sci. 2024 Nov; 291(2035):20241508.
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Changes in sexual behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the General Social Survey. Int J Impot Res. 2025 Jul; 37(7):544-549.