sexual activity

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sexual activity - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"

bondage - sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners

safe sex - sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS)

conception - the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

carnal knowledge, copulation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual relation, relation, congress - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur

pleasure - sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"

love life, lovemaking, sexual love, love - sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"

mating, pairing, sexual union, union, coupling, conjugation - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"

facts of life, procreation, reproduction, breeding - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

arousal, stimulation - mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse

sexual perversion, perversion - an aberrant sexual practice;

promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around - indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations

lechery - unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity

gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness - a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex

bisexuality - sexual activity with both men and women

heterosexualism, heterosexuality, straightness - a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex

zooerastia, zooerasty - sexual activity between a person and an animal

bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"

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WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Having a partner and good physical health are key factors for continuation of sexual activity among postmenopausal women, according to a study published online July 8 in Menopause.

Having a Partner, Health Impact Postmenopausal Sexual Activity; For postmenopausal women, sexual activity was affected by partners' medical conditions, own health

A MAN who had sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl he met at an outdoor party has been jailed for three years and two months.

Man jailed for sexual activity with teen girl

Previous research has focused mostly on biological causes of reduced sexual activity in older women, such as hot flashes, sleep disruption, vaginal dryness and painful intercourse.

Why Older Women Have Less Sex: It's Not as Simple as You Think

Men with historical prosecutions for samesex sexual activity will be able to apply to have their convictions erased from October.

Date to erase men's same-sex convictions; EQUALITY

As far as resuming sexual activity after a heart attack, we know that counselling is sometimes inadequate and when it's given it's often unnecessarily restrictive.

Ask Dr Miriam; DR MIRIAM STOPPARD; Helping to keep you fit and healthy

Former Sunderland AFC player Adam Johnson was found guilty in February 2016 of one count of sexual activity with a 15-year-old.

Sister of jailed soccer star's release joy; IN BRIEF

Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University and UCL have found that sexual activity is associated with improved wellbeing among older adults.

Doctors should encourage elderly people to try new SEX positions, study claims; Sexual activity is associated with improved wellbeing among older adults

A prison officer has appeared in court accused of failing to perform his duty, by engaging in sexual activity with prisoners in his charge.

Warder in court over prison sex allegations

Mr Vasiq Moughal, 60, is charged with one count of causing a child to be engaged in sexual activity, one count of possession of indecent images, one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and two further counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child.

Trial of Weybridge man facing five charges of child sex offences gets under way; Vasiq Moughal is charged with two counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child

Consent is a clear "yes" to sexual activity. This means that you know and understand what is going on--i.e., you are not unconscious, blacked out, asleep or underage--know what you want to do, are able to say what you want to do and are not impaired by alcohol or drugs.

Q&A with HHS' Office on Women's Health: Supporting women, preventing sexual assaults

This article brings a review of the latest American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines and other relevant literature about sexual activity (SA) in patients with various cardiac pathology, and treatment options for sexual dysfunction (3).

SEXUAL ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC DISEASES

Eli Lilly announced that patients with moderate-to-severe genital psoriasis treated with Taltz reported a greater decrease in the impact of their condition on sexual activity compared to placebo after 12 weeks of treatment.