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Semen analysis in fertile patients undergoing vasectomy: reference values and variations according to age, length of sexual abstinence, seasonality, smoking habits and caffeine intake

open access: yesSão Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have shown regional and population differences in semen characteristics. The objective was to establish reference values for semen analysis and to verify the effect that age, length of sexual abstinence, seasonality,
Bernardo Passos Sobreiro   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Where's the beef? The feminisation of weight‐loss dieting in Britain and Scandinavia c.1890–1925

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract Representations of the slim body have traditionally been at the centre of scholarly interest in dieting culture, whereas food often remains a shadowy presence compared with more persistent themes of body discipline, slenderness and anti‐fat messages.
Emma Hilborn
wiley   +1 more source

The relationships between prayer and emotional well-being as well as sexual abstinence among diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive sexual behaviors

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
Prayer is a spiritual practice that can lead to beneficial effects. Prayer is especially significant in the recovery process in a sample of individuals diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive sexual behaviors (OCSB) who participate in mutual self-help groups
Marcin Wnuk
doaj   +1 more source

Sexing the history of Indian anti‐colonial internationalism: White women, Indian men and the politics of the personal

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract In contrast to the wealth of literature on the gendered and sexual politics of Indian nationalism, studies on the internationalisation of Indian anti‐colonial nationalism are rarely informed by the twin themes of gender and sexuality. As Indian activists traversed international political spaces in the early twentieth century, they frequently ...
Joanna Simonow
wiley   +1 more source

‘Humans Are Omnipotent and Beyond Their Destiny!’ Late Soviet Perspective on Girls’ Upbringing and the Female Self

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The article examines post‐Stalinist Soviet expertise on girls’ education and upbringing, analysing texts for and about female adolescents created by specialists in pedagogical sciences, psychology, sociology, medicine as well as children's writers and journalists from different parts of the Union, including national republics. The text focuses
Ella Rossman
wiley   +1 more source

Sexual behaviour in early adolescence: A cross‐national comparison of Australian and United States youth

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Psychology, 2017
Objective This study used matched samples from schools in the states of Victoria and Washington to compare sexual behaviour in early adolescence. It was hypothesised that the contrasting dominant policy objectives of harm minimisation in Australia and ...
Laura E. Prendergast   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spiritual Care of Couples Practicing Natural Family Planning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
There are few studies that have investigated the spiritual problems of couples practicing natural family planning (NFP). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the spiritual problems and interventions of couples who were taught NFP by means of a ...
Fehring, Richard, Rodriguez, Dana
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In Defence of Food: A Comparative Study of Conversas' and Moriscas' Dietary Laws as a Form of Cultural Resistance in the Early Modern Crown of Aragon

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research explores the adaptive strategies employed by Conversas (Christian women of Jewish origin) and Moriscas (Christian women of Muslim origin) in navigating adversity, particularly in their interactions with inquisitorial authorities in the early modern Crown of Aragon. This study analyses these women's efforts to uphold religious and
Ivana Arsić
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing the Failure of Abstinence-only Sex Education Programs: An Emerging Leadership Perspective

open access: yesFlorida Public Health Review, 2012
Over the past 15 years, abstinence-only sex education has been the sole method of education supported by the federal government as it relates to adolescent sexual health.
Cedric Harville II
doaj  

Unique Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Youth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
With this resource guide, Healthy Teen Network intends to draw attention to the unique sexual, reproductive and parenting needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning youth; add to the voices calling for a shift in our thinking ...

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