Sexual arousal is the process and state of an animal being ready for sexual intercourse. Sexual arousal - Human sexual arousal. Unlike most other animals, human beings of both sexes are potentialy capable of sexual arousal throughout the year, and there is therefore no human mating season. Things that precipitate human sexual arousal are commonly known as turn-ons. Given the right stimulation, sexual arousal in humans will typically end in an orgasm, but may be pursued for its own sake, even in the a ...

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The term is often used to diagnose women (as the term erectile dysfunction (ED) is often used for men), particularly those with sexual symptoms such as: Lack of vaginal lubrication Lack of vaginal dilation or lengthening Decreased genital tumescence Decreased genital or nipple sensation Contrary to popular belief, the disorder is not always caused from a lack of sexual arousal. Possible causes of sexual arousal disorder include psychological and emotional factors, such as depression, ange ...

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Arousal is a physiological and psychological state involving the activation of the reticular activating system in the brain stem, the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system, leading to increased heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of alertness and readiness to respond. It is a crucial process in motivating certain behaviours, such as the fight or flight response and sexual activity (see Masters and Johnson's human sexual response cycle, w ...

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Sexual intercourse or coitus is the human form of copulation. The term sexual intercourse refers to a wider range of sexual activities than the term coitus, which only refers to male-female genital sex. See Human sexual behavior for a discussion of the broader sense of sexual intercourse and List of sexual positions for the wide variety of sexual activities that exist. See the terms frot for male-male genital sex and tribadism for female-female genital sex. "Genital sex" as used here re ...

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Child and youth sexuality refers to sexual behavior and activity among children. In many European countries, notably the Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands, child sexuality is often viewed as normal and harmless, and caretakers take a relaxed approach to it. In other western countries, child sexuality is frequently a controversial subject, and sexual acts among children and/or juveniles are sometimes seen as ...

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The term child sexual abuse (CSA) denotes sex between prepubescent minors and adults. A perpetrator of child sexual abuse is known as a child sex offender. Most child sex offenders are male; the number of female offenders is usually reported to be between 10% and 20%, although in some studies it was found to be as high as 70%. It has a special status among forms of abuse, because it includes not only a) what is considered sexual abuse between adults, but also b) all forms ...

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Sexually transmissible infections (STI's) are infections which have a realistic probability of transmission between human persons by means of sexual contact -- most commonly vaginal intercourse, oral sex and anal sex. Sexually-transmitted infection - Classification and terminology. The term "sexually transmissible infection" is favoured over "sexually transmitted infection", as the latter is more restrictive in consideration that there are other means of transmission. For instance, meningitis is tran ...

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Human sexuality refers to the expression of sexual sensation and related intimacy between human beings, as well as the expression of identity through sex and as influenced by or based on sex. There are a great many forms of human sexuality. The sexuality of human beings comprises a broad range of behavior and processes, including the physiological, psychological, social, cultural, political, and spiritual or religious aspects of sex and human sexual behavior. Philosophy, particularly ethics and the study of morality, as well as theolo ...

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Inhibited sexual desire (ISD), sometimes called frigidity, sexual aversion, sexual apathy or hypoactive sexual desire, refers to a low level of sexual desire and interest manifested by a failure to initiate or be responsive to a partner's initiation of sexual activity. ISD may be a primary condition (where the person has never felt much sexual desire or interest), or secondary (where the pers ...

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Sexual abstinence is the practice of voluntarily refraining from some or all aspects of sexual activity. Common reasons to deliberately abstain from the physical expression of sexual desire include religious or philosophical reasons (eg chastity), material reasons (to prevent conception or STD transmission), lack of suitable partners, or to conform to legal injunctions. Sexual abstinence has been debated since antiquity, and has been discussed both within the heterosexual and the homosexual spheres. See Platonic love ...

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Sexual misconduct is misconduct of a sexual nature. For a person in a position of authority it includes in particular any sexual activity between him or her and one of his or her subordinates. This commonly includes teachers and their students, doctors and their patients, and employers and their employees. While such activity is usually not explicitly illegal, it is often against professional codes of ethics. For example, a teacher may be fired and a doctor may have his medical license revoked due to sexual misconduct. In addition, the person i ...

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"Sexual Healing" was a 1982 blockbuster hit single for American soul music legend Marvin Gaye on the Columbia Records label. It was his first single since his exit from his long-term record label Motown that year, following the release of the In Our Lifetime album the previous year before. Released off his seminal 1980s album, "Midnight Love", the song not only became his biggest hit in five years, but also made Gaye a superstar again amid the rising popularities of singers he influenced including Prince ...

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Depending on the cause of the disorder, hormone therapy or a blood-flow enhancing medication, like Viagra, may be appropriate. A new medication, PT-141, is directly increasing sexual desire in both males and females, and is currently in clinical tests. A scientific study on PT-141 is available at PNAS 101: 10201 (2004). ...

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Aftershocks are involuntary muscle contractions which occur after orgasm. The name is derived from the aftershocks which follow an earthquake. It is not clear whether aftershocks are part of the conclusion of an orgasm or are themselves a form of multiple orgasms. Aftershock sexual - Female aftershocks. Aftershocks in human females last for approximately one minute after an intense orgasm. Aftershocks are usually pleasurable, but can be very painful in some cases where they are similar in intensity to cramps. However, after the pain subs ...

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Grrr can be said suggestively, to indicate sexual arousal. It is often done with a raised eyebrow and a hand movement, in imitation of a tiger, and signifies an animalistic or base lust. Grrr was used in this way in the popular movie, Austin Powers, as one of the title character's signature lines: "Grrr, baby! Grrr!" A stereotypical response to this type of grrr is "easy tiger!" or "down boy!". ...

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For illustrations, see the External links section. By 7 weeks, a fetus has a genital tubercle, urogenital groove and sinus, and labioscrotal folds. In females, without excess androgens, these become the clitoris, urethra and vagina, and labia. Males become externally distinct between 8 and 12 weeks, as androgens enlarge the phallus and cause the urogenital groove and sinus to fuse in the midline, producing a ...

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