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- G-spot
- Abbreviation for Grafenberg spot.
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- gamete
- A generic term for a sex cell; an ovum or sperm.
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- gamete intra-fallopian transfer (GIFT)
- A procedure for infertile couples in which sperm and eggs are collected
and then inserted together into the woman's fallopian tube.
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- gardnerella vaginalis
- The bacterium that is the most common cause of bacterial vaginosis. It
also refers to the infection itself, which causes a thin, smelly discharge
in both men and women.
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- gay-bashing
- Violence against gay men or lesbians because of their orientation.
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- gender
- The characteristics associated with being a male or a female; as
distinguished from the term "sex" which is more ambiguous. Also
sometimes used to merely refer to the state of being either male or female.
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- gender difference
- Any difference between males and females.
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- gender dysphoria
- Dissatisfaction with one's gender. In extreme cases, this condition is
known as transsexualism, in which a person desires to be the other gender.
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- gender identity
- The gender one feels himself or herself to be, whether physiologically
male or female.
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- gender role
- The role a person is expected to perform as a result of being male or
female in a particular culture; as distinguished from the term "sex
role" which is more ambiguous.
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- gender stereotype
- An overgeneralized belief about the characteristics of a person based
simply on their gender.
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- gender-role socialization
- The ways in which children are taught to behave in ways considered
appropriate by others for their gender.
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- genetic sex
- The differentiation of males and females based upon chromosomal and
hormonal differences.
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- genital warts
- An STD caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) that causes warts to
appear on the genitals.
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- genitals
- The reproductive and sexual organs of males and females. Also sometimes
known as genitalia.
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- gestation
- The entire time of pregnancy — from conception to birth.
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- gestational diabetes
- A medical condition in which a pregnant woman develops a form of diabetes
due to the pregnancy.
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- getting laid
- Slang term for having sex.
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- getting off
- Slang term for having an orgasm; usually used in reference to a male.
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- GIFT
- Acronym for gamete intrafallopian transfer.
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- gigolo
- A male prostitute.
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- giving head
- Slang term for fellatio.
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- glans clitoris
- The sensitive tip of the clitoris.
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- glans penis
- The sensitive tip of the penis.
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- going down (on)
- Slang term for cunnilingus.
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- golden showers
- Slang expression for a sexual variation involving urinating on a partner.
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- gonad
- An organ that produces gametes; ovaries or testes.
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- gonadotropins
- Hormones produced by the pituitary gland that stimulate the activity of
the gonads.
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- gonorrhea
- An STD caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium.
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- Grafenberg spot
- A sexually sensitive area on the upper wall of the vagina approximately
two inches from the opening. Also known as the G spot.
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- granuloma inguinale
- An fairly rare STD that is characterized by nodules on the genitals that
become lumpy, painless ulcers that bleed on contact.
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- gynecomastia
- A condition that causes enlargement of a male's breasts during puberty.
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