sexual intercourse
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This was the year Japan passed landmark laws to redefine rape from "forcible sexual intercourse" to "non-consensual sexual intercourse" and raised the age of consent from 13 to 16.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025
The WHO defines infertility as a disease of the male or female reproductive system that is defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.
From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2023
Dr. Lev-Sagie of Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem noted that the vaginal microbiome shifts substantially in response to menstruation, sexual intercourse, hormonal fluctuations and antibiotic use.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022
“Today, a woman who wants to be a mother doesn’t need to be married. She doesn’t even need to have sexual intercourse to become a mother,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2021
The Niol-Niol of Dampier Land in North-Western Australia hold birth to be independent of sexual intercourse.
From Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development by Cohen, Chapman
