Psychiatry and Psychology

Unsafe Sex

Sexual behaviors which are high-risk for contracting SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES or for producing PREGNANCY.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Sexual behaviors which are high-risk for contracting SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES or for producing PREGNANCY.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • High-Risk Sex
  • Unprotected Intercourse
  • Unprotected Sex
  • High Risk Sex
  • Intercourse, Unprotected
  • Sex, High-Risk
  • Sex, Unprotected
  • Sex, Unsafe
  • Condomless Sex
  • Sex, Condomless

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

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

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History Note

2005; use SAFE SEX 2001-2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Risk (1987-2004)
  • Sexual Behavior (1988-2004)

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Tree Number

  1. F01.145.802w.987w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Unsafe Sex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D047568. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D047568
  2. Unsafe Sex. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risky_sexual_behavior
  3. Unsafe Sex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2990601