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Revisiting The Relationship between The Ejaculatory Abstinence Period and Semen Characteristics [PDF]

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2018
Variation in the ejaculatory abstinence period suggested by different guidance bodies have resulted in a growing concern among researchers and clinicians over what the precise period of ejaculatory abstinence ought to be for an optimal semen sample ...
Bashir M Ayad, Gerhard Van der Horst, Stefan S Du Plessis   +2 more
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High risk sexual behaviors for HIV among the in-school youth in Swaziland: a structural equation modeling approach. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: Global efforts in response to the increased prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are mainly aimed at reducing high risk sexual behaviors among young people.
Hlengiwe Nokuthula Sacolo, Min-Huey Chung, Hsin Chu, Yuan-Mei Liao, Chiung-Hua Chen, Keng-Liang Ou, Lu-I Chang, Kuei-Ru Chou   +7 more
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A Study of the Degree of Sexual Chastity Convergence in the Perspective of the Islamic Seminary Elites and the People of the Society [PDF]

اسلام و مطالعات اجتماعی, 2021
Chastity in the Shari'a means abstinence and restraint of the soul against any extreme carnal desires, and in its specific sense, "sexual chastity" is the abstinence from extreme sexual desires, which is a strong barrier against shaking the foundation of
saleheh khodadadi, raheleh kardavani
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Assessing sexual practices and beliefs among university students in Khartoum, Sudan; a qualitative study

SAHARA-J, 2021
University students in Sudan are more at risk of contracting HIV than the general population, due to a high rate of sexual activity and low uptake of preventive measures such as condoms.
Husameddin Farouk Elshiekh, Hein de Vries, Ciska Hoving   +2 more
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Understanding Sexual Abstinence in Urban Adolescent Girls [PDF]

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2008
To gain insight into the context of sexual abstinence and identify potential determinants of abstinence in this population.Four focus groups.Twenty-four, predominantly African American (88%) girls aged 14 to 19 years were recruited from urban health centers and youth development programs in Rochester, New York, between September and December 2006 ...
Dianne, Morrison-Beedy, Michael P, Carey, Denise, Côté-Arsenault, Susan, Seibold-Simpson, Kerry Anne, Robinson   +4 more
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What Is the Real Impact of Urinary Incontinence on Female Sexual Dysfunction? A Case Control Study

Sexual Medicine, 2017
Introduction: Urinary incontinence (UI) has been associated with negative effects on women's sexuality. Women's sexuality and sexual function are a complex issue, and the role of UI is not completely clear.
Mariana Rhein Felippe, ScM, Joao Paulo Zambon, MD, PhD, Marcia Eli Girotti, ScM, Juliana Schulze Burti, ScM, Claudia Rosenblatt Hacad, ScM, Lina Cadamuro, PT, Fernando Almeida, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Perceptions about sexual abstinence and knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention among in-school adolescents in a western Nigerian city

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Young people are becoming increasingly exposed to the risk of HIV infection. According to the 2008 HIV/Syphilis sentinel survey in Nigeria, 3.3% of young people aged 15-19 years are infected.
Fayemi Mojisola M, Oladepo Oladimeji
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Effectiveness of the Dual Approach Program to promote sexual abstinence in Thai early female adolescents and improve parent-daughter sexual communication [PDF]

Journal of Health Research, 2019
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of abstinence-based sexual education programs delivered in parallel to Thai parents and their early adolescent daughters to promote sexual abstinence and improve communication regarding ...
Kultida Hattakitpanichakul, Rutja Phuphaibul, Srisamorn Phumonsakul, Chukiat Viwatwongkasem   +3 more
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Natural reward experience alters AMPA and NMDA receptor distribution and function in the nucleus accumbens. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Natural reward and drugs of abuse converge upon the mesolimbic system which mediates motivation and reward behaviors. Drugs induce neural adaptations in this system, including transcriptional, morphological, and synaptic changes, which contribute to the ...
Kyle K Pitchers, Susanne Schmid, Andrea R Di Sebastiano, Xu Wang, Steven R Laviolette, Michael N Lehman, Lique M Coolen   +6 more
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Mapping the Non‐Canonical Splicing Variants: Decrypting the Hidden Genetic Architecture of Idiopathic Male Infertility

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study highlights the significance of non‐canonical splicing variants in male infertility, a factor often overlooked during the analysis of high‐throughput sequencing data. Incorporating the non‐canonical splicing variants prioritization in the genetic analysis pipeline will increase the genetic diagnosis of patients with male infertility ...
Kuokuo Li, Yuge Chen, Dongdong Tang, Yuying Sheng, Xu Han, Hao Geng, Na Zhang, Zongliu Duan, Guanxiong Wang, Yang Gao, Rui Guo, Rong Hua, Zhiming Ding, Chuan Xu, Qunshan Shen, Zhen Yu, Bing Song, Mingrong Lv, Yuping Xu, Huan Wu, Ji Wu, Yunxia Cao, Xiaojin He   +22 more
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