coit·us

(koi′təs, kō′ĭ-təs, kō-ē′-)

Sexual union between a male and a female involving insertion of the penis into the vagina.

[Latin, from past participle of coīre, to copulate : co-, co- + īre, to go, come; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

coit′al adj.

coit′al·ly adv.

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Adj.

coital - of or relating to coitus or copulation

copulatory

Translations

coïtal

коитальный

coital

[ˈkɔɪtəl] ADJ (frm) → coital
see also post-coital

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coital

[ˈkəʊɪt^əl] adj → coïtal(e)

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coital

adj (form) → Koitus-

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If a young man doesn't have his father's time and attention to express his intimate relationship problems for advice, he will seldom turn to his mother to pour out his heart and be told that being dumped, cheated on and rejected is a reality.That is when a mentality of socially constructing women as sex objects that must accept or forcibly succumb to his coital needs starts building up.

Increased femicide a generational problem crying out for solution

Table 5 shows that the commonest mechanism causing NOGTI was non coital injury (66.66%) such as bicycle/ automobile accidents, cattle horn, fall from height, leech bite, straddle type of injuries, vaginal foreign body.

NON OBSTETRIC GENITAL TRACT INJURY IN A RURAL INDIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE

McPhillips, Braun, and Gavey's (2001) concept of the coital imperative describes the heteronormative view of sex as being defined by PVI, and PVI as a requirement for heterosexual relationships.

Holy Grail or nice option: The meaning of penile-vaginal intercourse in "unconsummated" relationships

The majority of PTs were reproductive system related disorders (Breast enlargement, breast tenderness, dysmenorrhea, ectopic pregnancy, menorrhagia, menstruation delayed, metrorrhagia, nipple disorder, pregnancy after post coital contraception, premenstrual syndrome) and the remaining were categorized under miscellaneous category (Diarrhoea, dysuria, fungal infection, muscle spasm, pollakiuria).

Safety Profile of Levonorgestrel: A Disproportionality Analysis of Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (Faers) Database

(3) El contacto coital junto con el sexo oral son las principales formas de contagio y via de entrada, a traves del cual los agentes virales, bacterianos y parasitarios que producen ITS, pueden entrar al cuerpo y generar enfermedades, (4) describiendose que el grupo de agentes patogenos esta compuesto por mas de treinta.

Uso de condon en la primera relacion sexual en estudiantes entre 18 y 26 anos de una universidad publica

Studies have shown that surgery to address stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has a positive impact on sexual function, particularly with resolution of coital incontinence.[sup.7,8] In a systematic review of 18 studies addressing sexual function post-SUI surgery, 32% of patients reported an improvement, 55% reported no change and a small but still substantial 13% of patients reported worsening of sexual function.

Sexual function in women with pelvic floor disorders

Self-reported duration and activeness of coital acts were significantly different for uses of the male condom, compared to uses of the female condom.

Influence of condom type on sexual behaviour and ejaculation

coital streaks through an arcade of tall, slow grass, and would see a

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