Sex Education

"Sex Education" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Education which increases the knowledge of the functional, structural, and behavioral aspects of human reproduction.

Descriptor ID	D012736
MeSH Number(s)	F04.096.837.500 I02.233.332.749
Concept/Terms	Sex Education Sex Education Education, Sex Family Planning Training Family Planning Training Training, Family Planning Family Planning Education Family Planning Education Education, Family Planning Family Planning Instructors Family Planning Instructors Family Planning Instructor Instructor, Family Planning Instructors, Family Planning

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities [F04]
Behavioral Sciences [F04.096]
Sexology [F04.096.837]
Sex Education [F04.096.837.500]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Education, Nonprofessional [I02.233]
Health Education [I02.233.332]
Sex Education [I02.233.332.749]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sex Education" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sex Education" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 34 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	2	0	2
2005	0	2	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	4	1	5
2012	0	2	2
2013	4	0	4
2014	1	2	3
2016	1	2	3
2017	2	0	2
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	2	3
2021	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Education" by people in Profiles.

Nelson KM, Gray A, Haiken S, Underhill K. The State of Sexual Education: State Laws and Regulations Mandating Sexual Education in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2025 Oct; 115(10):1723-1733.

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Mustanski B, Macapagal K, Li DH, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Saber R, Matson M, Moskowitz DA, Rendina HJ, Laber E, Ryan DT, Newcomb ME. Effectiveness of the smart program: Stepped-care HIV prevention for gay and bisexual adolescent boys. Health Psychol. 2025 Mar; 44(3):321-331.

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Bond KT, Radix AE. Sexual Health and Well-Being: A Framework to Guide Care. Med Clin North Am. 2024 Mar; 108(2):241-255.

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Cahill SR, Wang TM, Fontenot HB, Geffen SR, Conron KJ, Mayer KH, Johns MM, Avripas SA, Michaels S, Dunville R. Perspectives on Sexual Health, Sexual Health Education, and HIV Prevention From Adolescent (13-18 Years) Sexual Minority Males. J Pediatr Health Care. 2021 Sep-Oct; 35(5):500-508.

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Fontenot HB, Cahill SR, Wang T, Geffen S, White BP, Reisner S, Conron K, Harper CR, Johns MM, Avripas SA, Michaels S, Dunville R. Transgender Youth Experiences and Perspectives Related to HIV Preventive Services. Pediatrics. 2020 04; 145(4).

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Flores DD, Rosario AA, Bond KT, Villarruel AM, Bauermeister JA. Parents ASSIST (Advancing Supportive and Sexuality-Inclusive Sex Talks): Iterative Development of a Sex Communication Video Series for Parents of Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Male Adolescents. J Fam Nurs. 2020 05; 26(2):90-101.

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Burns PA, Williams MS, Mena LA, Bruce MA, Bender M, Burton ET, Beech BM. Leveraging Community Engagement: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Reducing New HIV Infections Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020 04; 7(2):193-201.

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Moeini B, Merghati Khoei E, Barati M, Soltanian A, Sharma M, Khadivi R, Ghaleiha A, Nahar VK, Bagherikholenjani F. Randomized controlled trial protocol to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention using information, motivation and behavioral skills model on sexual satisfaction of new couples in Iran. Reprod Health. 2019 Nov 15; 16(1):168.

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Bogan DR, Aranmolate R, Mawson AR. Confronting the impact of teen pregnancy in Mississippi: the need for after-school programs. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2019 Sep 18; 32(5).

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Sharma MK, Anand N, Thamilselvan P, Suma N, John N, Sahu M, Chakraborty Thakur P, Baglari H, Singh P. Is porn use becoming a modality of sex education among teenagers? A case study. Asian J Psychiatr. 2019 Oct; 45:18-19.

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