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sexual intercourse

the act carried out for procreation or for pleasure in which the insertion of the male's erect penis into the female's vagina is followed by rhythmic thrusting usually culminating in orgasm; copulation; coitus
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In the survey of 20,000 male high school students, 19.0 percent of the non-Hispanic blacks reported having sexual intercourse before the age of 13, 4.4 percent of the non-Hispanic whites, 9.0 percent of Hispanics and 7.8 of those classified as others.
Between 3.6 and 7.6% of US boys have had sex before age 13: study
For both males and females from 1992 to 2003, there was a decreasing trend in the prevalence of youth who had ever had sexual intercourse, and in the prevalence of sexual intercourse before age 14, but an increasing trend in the prevalence of those who used condoms at last intercourse (Saewyc et al., 2008).
A trend analysis of sexual health behaviours of a national sample of Canadian adolescents using HBSC data from 2002-2014
And while remaining conscious, she lost control of herself, so Pedring was able to have sexual intercourse with her.
Unique case
Figure 3-4 showed the prevalence of sexual intercourse among adolescents by sex and parents educational level.
Sexual Activity and HIV-Related Knowledge among Secondary School Students in China
Regarding the analysis of this paper, university students who had never had a sexual intercourse and those who had not had a sexual intercourse in the 12 months prior to data collection were excluded.
Condom use in last sexual intercourse among undergraduate students: how many are using them and who are they?
Logistic regression analyses were used to account for all available estimates; control for changes in sex, grade, and race/ ethnicity over time; and assess statistically significant (p<0.05) long-term linear and quadratic trends in ever having had sexual intercourse during 2005-2015.
Sexual Intercourse Among High School Students--29 States and United States Overall, 2005-2015
Age at first sexual intercourse is a marker of behavioural and health risks (3) and is an important indicator for exposure to heterosexual Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission (4).
The effects of early first sexual intercourse amongst Lesotho women: evidence from the 2009 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey
Women with SCI commonly experience many concerns and fears about expressing their sexuality and most importantly, the fear of engaging in sexual intercourse. They must be prepared to understand and manage the physiological changes of SCI.
Women's sexuality
The Committee also said there was a misconception that the test was conducted to judge if the woman was habituated to sexual intercourse and that the test was purely to examine genital organs for forced penetration, document injuries and collect samples.
Two-finger Test
Under Polish law there is a criminal offence where members of close family engage in a sexual relationship with each other (with the obvious exception of sexual intercourse between a husband and a wife).
Sexual intercourse among relatives and criminal law. Penalization of incest
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