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Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. [1] [2] This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors.
Due to natural variation, individuals pass through the Tanner stages at different rates, depending in particular on the timing of puberty.Among researchers who study puberty, the Tanner scale is commonly considered the "gold standard" for assessing pubertal status when it is conducted by a trained medical examiner. [5]
The age of consent is the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts and is thus the minimum age of a person with whom another person is legally permitted to engage in sexual activity.
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.
Human sexuality portal; Articles relating to sexual intercourse (coitus, copulation), the insertion and thrusting of the male penis inside the female vagina for sexual pleasure, reproduction, or both.
Demisexuality is a term used to describe individuals who do not experience primary sexual attraction [3] – type of attraction that is based on immediately observable characteristics such as appearance or smell, and is experienced immediately after first encounter. [1]
Breast and nipple stimulation of women is a common aspect of sexual activity. [3] The stimulation of a woman's nipples promotes the production and release of oxytocin and prolactin . [ 4 ] During the stimulation of the nipples, large amounts of oxytocin are released, which would normally prepare the breast for breastfeeding.
[3] [4] Frontal lesions caused by brain injury, strokes, and frontal lobotomy are thought to cause hypersexuality in individuals who have had these conditions. [5] Clinicians have yet to reach a consensus over how best to describe hypersexuality as a primary condition, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] or to determine the appropriateness of describing such ...