The ________ the age at which an individual can legally agree to have sex.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


age of consent

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Stella is 51; she has stopped ovulating and no longer has menstrual periods. She is in _______

a. perimenopause b. dysmenorrhea c. menarche d. menopause

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Artificial insemination is a means for a woman to conceive when she does not have a male partner, when she does not want a male partner, or when a male partner's sexual inhibition or physical limitation impedes his ability to impregnate her.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The key difference in human female sexuality from that of other "lower" species is that

A. in nonhuman species, female sexual behavior is strongly controlled by hormones. B. only females of the human species experience orgasm. C. in nonhuman species, the females often have more than one sexual partner. D. the females of nonhuman species attain sexual maturity late in their life cycles.

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Which of the following is true of the attitude toward adolescent masturbation today?

A. Masturbation is considered permissible in girls but not in boys. B. Masturbation is thought to lead to insanity by the medical community. C. Masturbation is recommended as a remedy in sex therapy. D. Masturbation is rare and considered a sign of abnormal behavior.

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