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MeSH Heading: Unsafe Sex
Tree Number(s): F01.145.802.987
Unique ID: D047568
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047568
Scope Note: Sexual behaviors which are high-risk for contracting SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES or for producing PREGNANCY.
Entry Term(s): Condomless Sex; High-Risk Sex; Unprotected Intercourse; Unprotected Sex
Previous Indexing: Risk (1987-2004); Sexual Behavior (1988-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see SAFE SEX 2001-2004
History Note: 2005; use SAFE SEX 2001-2004
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2021/05/12

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

ethnology (EH)

history (HI)

physiology (PH)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiation effects (RE)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Concept UI: M0355585
Scope Note: Sexual behaviors which are high-risk for contracting SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES or for producing PREGNANCY.
Terms: Unsafe Sex Preferred Term
Term UI T405096
Date01/14/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001); Unprotected Intercourse
Term UI T001080660
Date05/15/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Unprotected Sex
Term UI T405097
Date01/14/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001); High-Risk Sex
Term UI T565481
Date12/23/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005)

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