"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 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 | 15 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2023 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexual Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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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 Jun 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 May; 54(5):1781-1797.
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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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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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Impact of COVID-19 and Mpox on Sexual Practices and Disease Mitigation Strategies Over Time Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Affiliated With Collective Sex Venues. Sex Transm Dis. 2024 Dec 01; 51(12):817-825.
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Using GPS-defined venue-based affiliation networks among Black sexually minoritized men and transgender women to identify locations for HIV prevention interventions. Ann Epidemiol. 2024 Aug; 96:80-87.
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Modes of HIV transmission among young women and their sexual partners in Ukraine. PLoS One. 2024; 19(6):e0305072.
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An Evaluation of TransLife Care: A Locally Developed Structural HIV Prevention Intervention for Transgender Women in Chicago, Illinois. AIDS Educ Prev. 2024 06; 36(3):155-167.