Titre : Hétérosexualité

Hétérosexualité : Questions médicales fréquentes

Nom anglais: Heterosexuality

Descriptor UI: D020010

Tree Number: G08.686.867.400

Questions fréquentes et termes MeSH associés

Diagnostic 2

#1

Comment diagnostiquer l'hétérosexualité ?

L'hétérosexualité n'est pas un diagnostic médical, mais une orientation sexuelle identifiée par l'attirance envers le sexe opposé.
Orientation sexuelle Identité sexuelle
#2

Y a-t-il des tests pour l'hétérosexualité ?

Il n'existe pas de tests médicaux pour déterminer l'hétérosexualité, c'est une identification personnelle.
Orientation sexuelle Évaluation psychologique

Symptômes 2

#1

Quels sont les symptômes de l'hétérosexualité ?

Il n'y a pas de symptômes physiques, mais des sentiments d'attirance envers le sexe opposé.
Attirance sexuelle Comportement sexuel
#2

L'hétérosexualité peut-elle causer des problèmes émotionnels ?

Comme toute orientation, elle peut engendrer des conflits internes ou sociaux selon le contexte culturel.
Santé mentale Conflit émotionnel

Prévention 2

#1

Comment prévenir les discriminations envers les hétérosexuels ?

Promouvoir l'égalité et le respect des orientations sexuelles dans l'éducation et la société.
Discrimination Éducation sexuelle
#2

Y a-t-il des risques liés à l'hétérosexualité ?

Les risques sont similaires à ceux de toute orientation, comme les infections sexuellement transmissibles.
Infections sexuellement transmissibles Santé sexuelle

Traitements 2

#1

Y a-t-il des traitements pour l'hétérosexualité ?

L'hétérosexualité n'est pas une condition nécessitant un traitement, c'est une orientation normale.
Orientation sexuelle Thérapie
#2

Comment soutenir une personne hétérosexuelle ?

Offrir un environnement d'acceptation et de respect est essentiel pour le bien-être émotionnel.
Soutien psychologique Relations interpersonnelles

Complications 2

#1

Quelles complications peuvent survenir avec l'hétérosexualité ?

Des complications peuvent inclure des problèmes relationnels ou des conflits d'identité dans certains contextes.
Relations interpersonnelles Conflit d'identité
#2

L'hétérosexualité peut-elle mener à des problèmes de santé mentale ?

Des pressions sociales ou des discriminations peuvent affecter la santé mentale des hétérosexuels.
Santé mentale Stress social

Facteurs de risque 2

#1

Quels facteurs influencent l'hétérosexualité ?

Les facteurs incluent la biologie, la culture, l'éducation et les expériences personnelles.
Facteurs biologiques Culture
#2

L'environnement familial affecte-t-il l'hétérosexualité ?

Oui, l'éducation et les valeurs familiales peuvent influencer l'orientation sexuelle d'un individu.
Environnement familial Éducation
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Auteurs principaux

Juan Carlos Sierra

3 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Claudia Amezcua-Gutiérrez

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Institute of Neuroscience, CUCBA, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Alonso Fernández Guasti

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Pharmacobiology Department, Center for Research and Advanced Studies, México City, México.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Manuel Alejandro Cruz Aguilar

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Laboratorio de Cronobiología y Sueño, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz", México City, México.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Miguel Angel Guevara

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Institute of Neuroscience, CUCBA, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

James S Morandini

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • The School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. james.morandini@sydney.edu.au.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Ilan Dar-Nimrod

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • The School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
  • The Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

J Michael Bailey

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Swift Hall, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Christopher K Fairley

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Marcus Y Chen

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Deborah A Williamson

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Microbiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Eric P F Chow

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: eric.chow@monash.edu.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Ana Isabel Arcos-Romero

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Centre, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Jun Sung Hong

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • School of Social Work, Wayne State University, 5447 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA. fl4684@wayne.edu.
  • Department of Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewha Yeodae-Gil, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, South Korea. fl4684@wayne.edu.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Dexter R Voisin

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Fiona Kate Barlow

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Brian J Willoughby

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2081 JFSB, Provo, UT, 84604, USA.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Gabriela López

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Kimberly R McBride

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • School of Population Health.
  • Health Disparities Research Collaborative, University of Toledo.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

Alexandre Suire

1 publication dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • CNRS, IRD, EPHE, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Publications dans "Hétérosexualité" :

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Effect of anterior repair on sexual function in heterosexual couples.

Nov 2023
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-023-05652-9 PMID: 37755524

Little is known about the impact of native tissue repair techniques on heterosexual intercourse. This study was aimed at investigating the effect of anterior colporrhaphy on women's and their partners... Sexually active women with a male partner who were diagnosed with anterior wall prolapse without any incontinence were prospectively recruited from a single academic center. Demographic data were coll... This study was conducted in the gynecology department of a university hospital between May 2022 and June 2023, where 50 heterosexual couples were enrolled and underwent isolated anterior repair. The m... Isolated anterior repair was associated with improved short-term sexual function amongst heterosexual couples....

Humans Male Female Pregnancy Heterosexuality +6 autres

Barriers and enablers that influence the uptake of HIV testing among heterosexual migrants in the Netherlands.

2024
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311114 PMID: 39383170

Heterosexual migrant men and women in the Netherlands often face barriers to accessing health services, including HIV testing, that may lead to late-stage HIV diagnoses. This study explored factors of... Qualitative evaluation with semi-structured interviews at the Amsterdam-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Checkpoint and one focus group discussion (FGD) conducted during June-July 2023 with 19 p... In total, 55 themes emerged from the interviews and the FGD. Examples include insufficient availability of information on HIV and testing services, and difficulty in accessing these services (e.g. the... Factors contributing to a low HIV test uptake were participants' perception of limited accessibility of CSH facilities, insufficient available information on HIV (testing) services, and low perception...

Humans Male Netherlands Female Transients and Migrants +11 autres

[Acceptability of innovative male contraceptive methods among major of age heterosexual adult men in France in 2021].

Dec 2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.purol.2023.09.022 PMID: 37806909

New methods of male contraception are being studied: male hormonal contraception, reversible occlusion of the vas deferens and thermal contraception. This study aimed to evaluate the acceptability of ... We carried out an opinion survey from July to November 2021, through an anonymous questionnaire distributed in France on the internet. The subjects were adult, heterosexual men.... Of the 1545 connections to the questionnaire, we analyzed the 905 complete questionnaires. Seventy three percent of men say they are in favor of adopting an innovative male contraceptive method as the... Despite its limitations, this study shows that a significant part of the male population is interested in innovative methods of contraception that concern them. This should encourage continued researc...

Adult Humans Male Heterosexuality Contraception +1 autres

Identity development, attraction, and behaviour of heterosexually identified men who have sex with men: scoping review protocol.

30 09 2023
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-023-02355-6 PMID: 37777815

Heterosexually identified men who have sex with men (H-MSM) are distinct from other heterosexual men and from gay, bisexual, and other sexual minority men. Specifically, H-MSM experience discordance b... A scoping review will be conducted to identify and describe the identity development, attraction, and behaviour of H-MSM. This scoping review will also identify and describe current trends related to ... This is the first known knowledge synthesis on H-MSM, seeking to better understand sexual identity-behaviour discordance amongst cisgender men. We anticipate that a theoretical framework of H-MSM's se... Open Science Framework: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/MVY9H....

Male Humans Homosexuality, Male Sexual and Gender Minorities Sexual Behavior +3 autres

Relationship status among lesbian and heterosexual couples 8-10 years after undergoing assisted reproductive treatment in Sweden.

2024
DOI: 10.48101/ujms.v129.10698 PMID: 39376586

Infertility along with fertility treatments has been reported to have a devastating effect on the well-being of the individuals involved as well as their relationship. So far, the studies exploring th... We have performed a prospective cohort study of heterosexual and homosexual couples undergoing fertility treatment with autologous and donated gametes in Sweden and followed them for up to 10 years af... Almost 39% of lesbian couples participating reported having separated as opposed to 11-17% of heterosexual couples undergoing treatment with own or donated gametes. Neither background factors nor trea... The findings can be used by fertility clinics to provide relationship tools to the treated couples in order to help them nurture their relationship and decrease the risk of separation in the long run....

Humans Sweden Female Heterosexuality Reproductive Techniques, Assisted +8 autres

A cross-sectional study on resilience, anxiety, depression, and psychoactive substance use among heterosexual and sexual minority adolescents in Nigeria.

09 09 2023
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16660-1 PMID: 37689625

Mental health-related problems predispose alcohol and other psychoactive substances use as coping strategies. We assessed associations between resilience and anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, pro... This was a secondary analysis of a subset of data generated through an online cross-sectional study conducted between 16... Of the 1419 adolescent participants, 593 (42%) were sexual minority individuals, 533 (37.6%) had high depressive symptoms, 381 (26.8%) had high anxiety symptoms, 177 (12.5%) had problematic alcohol us... Sexual minority adolescents and adolescents with low resilience have a higher need for interventions to reduce the risk of anxiety, depression, and the use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances...

Adolescent Humans Young Adult Adult Cross-Sectional Studies +8 autres

Mainly heterosexual, bisexual, or other?: The measurement of sexual minority status and its impact on analytic sample, demographic distribution and health outcomes.

2024
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303100 PMID: 39303000

Sexual orientation has been measured in a wide variety of ways which reflect both theoretical and practical considerations. However, choice of sexual orientation measure and recoding strategy can impa... We used data collected at age 17 (2018) in the UK Millennium Cohort Study and at sweep six (2012-13) and eight (2017-18) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Descriptive statistics were used t... Dimension choice and recoding decisions resulted in variation in analytic sample. For example, more respondents reported some same-sex sexual attraction than reported a non-heterosexual identity (adol... This study explores a range of practical and theoretical considerations when analysing sexual minority respondents using survey data. We highlight the impact recoding decisions may have on the numbers...

Humans Male Female Sexual and Gender Minorities Heterosexuality +11 autres

Comparing the Efficacy of 2 WeChat Mini Programs in Reducing Nonmarital Heterosexual Contact by Male Factory Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial.

09 Sep 2024
DOI: 10.2196/49362 PMID: 39250213

Male factory workers in China are vulnerable to HIV transmission. Commercial and nonmarital noncommercial contacts are the driving forces of heterosexual HIV transmission among male factory workers in... The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial was to compare the efficacy of an enhanced versus the standard version of a WeChat mini program in reducing sexual intercourse with nonregular... A nonblinded 2-arm parallel randomized controlled trial was conducted between December 2021 and April 2023. Participants were adult male factory workers in Shenzhen who had access to a smartphone and ... At T1, fewer participants in the intervention group reported sexual intercourse with a nonregular female sex partner in the past 6 months compared with the control group (1/125, 0.8% vs 8/122, 6.6%; r... The enhanced WeChat mini program was more effective than the standard WeChat mini program in reducing sexual intercourse with nonregular female sex partners among male factory workers in the short ter... ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05811611; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05811611....

Humans Male Adult HIV Infections Heterosexuality +6 autres