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- D & C
- Common abbreviation for dilation and curettage.
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- D & E
- Common abbreviation for dilation and evacuation.
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- dartos
- A smooth muscle in the scrotum that causes the surface to wrinkle when it
contracts.
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- deep throat
- Slang term for a type of oral sex in which a man’s partner is able to
overcome his or her gag-reflex and allow the penis to go deeply into their
mouth, and sometimes actually down their throat.
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- defloration
- An old term referring to the loss of virginity from the rupture of a
virgin's hymen, through intercourse or other means.
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- delayed ejaculation
- A sexual dysfunction characterized by the male's difficulties with
ejaculating during intercourse.
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- Depo-Provera
- A drug containing a long-acting synthetic hormones (medroxyprogesterone
acetate); used as an injectable form of birth control in women, and as a
form of chemical castration in men.
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- DES
- Diethylstilbestrol, a synthetic estrogen once used to prevent
miscarriages, that is now known to increase the risk of certain cancers not
only in the women who were given the drug, but their offspring. It is still
occasionally used as a form of "morning-after" birth control.
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- desensitization
- A sex therapy technique used to overcome fears and phobias.
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- detumescence
- The return of an erect penis to its flaccid state.
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- deviant sexual behavior
- Sexual behavior that diverges from the norm.
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- DHT deficiency
- A genetic disorder in which a male is unable to convert testosterone into
the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is required for the normal
development of external male genitals and these individuals are usually
identified as girls at birth, but at adolescence begin to develop male
genitals.
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- diaphragm
- A saucer-shaped rubber contraceptive device that is filled with spermicide
and inserted into the back of the vagina to block the cervical opening.
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- dick
- Slang term for penis.
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- Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
- A synthetic estrogen once used to prevent miscarriages, that is now known
to increase the risk of certain cancers not only in the women who were given
the drug, but their offspring. It is still occasionally used as a form of
"morning-after" birth control.
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- dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
- A hormone converted in males from testosterone that is responsible for the
development of the external genitals of the male fetus.
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- dilate
- To enlarge; used to refer to the enlargement of the cervical opening
during childbirth or abortion.
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- dilation and curettage (D&C)
- Dilation of the cervix followed by scraping of the interior of the uterus.
Used as a form of abortion and to stop abnormal bleeding.
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- dilation and evacuation (D&E)
- An abortion method used rarely, and usually only in the second trimester;
the conceptus is crushed and the contents of the uterus are then extracted
through a vacuum curette.
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- dilation
- Expansion of the cervix during labor or by the use of dilating rods during
medical procedures.
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- dilitation
- Expansion of the cervix by the use of dilating rods during medical
procedures
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- dildo
- A device used for sexual stimulation by insertion into the vagina or anus
that is usually in the overall shape of a phallus.
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- domination and submission (D&S)
- Sexual arousal derived from the acting out of sexual fantasies in which
one person dominates while the other submits.
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- dominatrix
- In bondage and discipline, a woman who specializes in
"disciplining" a submissive partner.
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- douche
- To flush out the inside of the vagina with water or another liquid. This
practice is usually unnecessary and can actually upset the natural ph and
floral balance of the vagina.
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- douching
- Flushing out the inside of the vagina with water or another liquid. This
practice is usually unnecessary and can actually upset the natural ph and
floral balance of the vagina.
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- drag
- Cross-dressing.
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- drag queen
- A gay man who dresses as a woman for comic effect.
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- dry hump
- Slang term for rubbing the genitals against a part of another person’s
body (such as the thigh), often through clothes.
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- drip
- A slang term for gonorrhea.
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- dyke
- A term referring to a lesbian who dresses and acts in a stylized masculine
manner.
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- dysmenorrhea
- Painful menstruation.
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- dyspareunia
- Painful intercourse.
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