Sexual Partners

"Sexual Partners" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Married or single individuals who share sexual relations.

Descriptor ID	D012747
MeSH Number(s)	M01.778
Concept/Terms	Sexual Partners Sexual Partners Partner, Sexual Partners, Sexual Sexual Partner Multiple Partners Multiple Partners Partners, Multiple

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Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Sexual Partners [M01.778]

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Bar chart showing 22 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2013 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2013	1	2	3
2014	2	0	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	2	1	3
2017	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	0	1
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	1	2

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Brownlee HA, Soriano EC, Lenhard MJ, Fenech AL, Morreale M, Siegel SD, Bolger N, Laurenceau JP. Romantic relationships and type 2 diabetes: The role of invisible social control. Health Psychol. 2024 Oct; 43(10):739-746.

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Van Zyl JS, Shelton C, Alam K, Parker L, Jamil AK, Felius J, Mathew C, Carey SA, Funk C, Warren AM, Joseph SM, Hall SA, Alam A. Sexual Quality of Life in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients and Their Partners. J Card Fail. 2024 12; 30(12):1604-1611.

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Fiorella M, Alnemri A, Sussman S, Koka A, Johnson J, Cognetti D, Curry J, Mady L, Worster B, Leader AE, Luginbuhl A. Impact of Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment on Patient-Partner Intimacy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 09; 169(3):520-527.

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Brousseau NM, Karpyn A, Laurenceau JP, Farmer HR, Kelly JF, Hill EC, Earnshaw VA. The Impacts of Social Support and Relationship Characteristics on Commitment to Sobriety Among People in Opioid Use Disorder Recovery. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2022 09; 83(5):646-652.

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Fenech AL, Perndorfer C, Soriano EC, Otto AK, Brownlee HA, Morreale M, Siegel SD, Laurenceau JP. Daily partner responsiveness and everyday sleep outcomes in breast cancer survivors and their partners. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Sep; 30(9):7561-7568.

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Chin K, Reese ZA, Ascigil E, Sim L, Edelstein RS. Closeness-inducing discussions with a romantic partner increase cortisol and testosterone. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 10; 132:105357.

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Muwanguzi PA, Nassuna LK, Voss JG, Kigozi J, Muganzi A, Ngabirano TD, Sewankambo N, Nakanjako D. Towards a definition of male partner involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda: a pragmatic grounded theory approach. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Aug 09; 19(1):557.

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Soriano EC, Perndorfer C, Otto AK, Siegel SD, Laurenceau JP. Does sharing good news buffer fear of bad news? A daily diary study of fear of cancer recurrence in couples approaching the first mammogram post-diagnosis. Psychooncology. 2018 11; 27(11):2581-2586.

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Soriano EC, Otto AK, Siegel SD, Laurenceau JP. Partner social constraints and early-stage breast cancer: Longitudinal associations with psychosexual adjustment. J Fam Psychol. 2017 Aug; 31(5):574-583.

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Manne SL, Kashy D, Siegel SD, Heckman CJ. Group therapy processes and treatment outcomes in 2 couple-focused group interventions for breast cancer patients. Psychooncology. 2017 Dec; 26(12):2175-2185.

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