Psychiatry and Psychology

Sexual Abstinence

Refraining from SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Refraining from SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Celibacy
  • Sex Abstinence
  • Abstinence, Sex
  • Abstinence, Sexual
  • Postpartum Abstinence
  • Virginity
  • Abstinence, Postpartum

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Aspects Covered

8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, ethnology, history, physiology, psychology, radiation effects, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

91(75); was see under SEX BEHAVIOR 1975-90; CELIBACY was heading 1963-67

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Tree Number

  1. F01.145.802w.900w

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NLM Classification

WM 620

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sexual Abstinence. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012746. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012746
  2. Sexual Abstinence. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abstinence
  3. Sexual Abstinence. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598443