"Heterosexuality" 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.
The sexual attraction or relationship between members of the opposite SEX.
| Descriptor ID |
D020010
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.802.975.400 G08.686.867.400
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Heterosexuality".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Heterosexuality".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Heterosexuality" by people in this website by year, and whether "Heterosexuality" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heterosexuality" by people in Profiles.
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Leblanc NM, St Vil NM, Bond KT, Mitchell JW, Juarez AC, Lambert F, Muheriwa SR, McMahon J. Dimensions of Sexual Health Conversations among U.S. Black Heterosexual Couples. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 12 29; 20(1).
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Poteat VP, Yoshikawa H, Marx RA, Sherwood SH, Richburg A, Murchison GR, Lipkin A, Yang MK, Calzo JP. Engagement in Gender-Sexuality Alliances Predicts Youth's Positive and Negative Affect: An 8-Week Weekly Diary Study. J Youth Adolesc. 2023 Jan; 52(1):1-14.
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Leblanc NM, Mitchell JW, Bond KT, Juarez Cuellar A, Vil NMS, McMahon J. Perspectives on a Couples-Based, e-Health HIV Prevention Toolkit Intervention: A Qualitative Dyadic Study with Black, Heterosexual Couples in New York State. Arch Sex Behav. 2022 07; 51(5):2625-2640.
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Pollitt AM, Mallory AB. Mental and Sexual Health Disparities Among Bisexual and Unsure Latino/a and Black Sexual Minority Youth. LGBT Health. 2021 May-Jun; 8(4):254-262.
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Felner JK, Haley SJ, Jun HJ, Wisdom JP, Katuska L, Corliss HL. Sexual orientation and gender identity disparities in co-occurring depressive symptoms and probable substance use disorders in a national cohort of young adults. Addict Behav. 2021 06; 117:106817.
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Poteat VP, O'Brien MD, Rosenbach SB, Finch EK, Calzo JP. Depression, Anxiety, and Interest in Mental Health Resources in School-Based Gender-Sexuality Alliances: Implications for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Health Promotion. Prev Sci. 2021 02; 22(2):237-246.
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Garza R, Byrd-Craven J. Effects of Women's Short-Term Mating Orientation and Self-Perceived Attractiveness in Rating and Viewing Men's Waist to Chest Ratios. Arch Sex Behav. 2021 02; 50(2):543-551.
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Sophus AI, Mitchell JW. Reducing HIV Risk Behaviors Among Black Women Living With and Without HIV/AIDS in the U.S.: A Systematic Review. AIDS Behav. 2021 Mar; 25(3):732-747.
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Coulter RWS, Jun HJ, Truong N, Mair C, Markovic N, Friedman MR, Silvestre AJ, Stall R, Corliss HL. Effects of familial and non-familial warmth during childhood and adolescence on sexual-orientation disparities in alcohol use trajectories and disorder during emerging adulthood. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 12 01; 205:107643.
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Pollitt AM, Mernitz SE, Russell ST, Curran MA, Toomey RB. Heteronormativity in the Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Young People. J Homosex. 2021 Feb 23; 68(3):522-544.