Long-Term Health Correlates of Timing of Sexual Debut: Results From a National US Study | Zendy

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Long-Term Health Correlates of Timing of Sexual Debut: Results From a National US Study

Author(s) -

Theo Sandfort,

Mark T. Orr,

Jennifer S. Hirsch,

John Santelli

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.097444

Subject(s) - reproductive health , sexual intercourse , orgasm , population , demography , psychology , medicine , human sexuality , sexual abstinence , sexual arousal , abstinence , affect (linguistics) , sexual dysfunction , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , sexual behavior , psychiatry , family planning , environmental health , gender studies , sociology , research methodology , communication

We explored long-term health consequences of age at sexual initiation and of abstinence until marriage to evaluate empirical support for the claim that postponing sexual initiation has beneficial health effects.

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