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| Term | Definition |
| Safer sex | Using condoms, etc. to protect against sexually transmitted infections. |
| Salvage therapy | Treatment options for people with lengthy experience of anti-HIV drugs. |
| Same sex | Relating to people of the same gender (men together or women together) |
| Scrotum | Also known as 'ball sack' - the paired sac that holds the testes. |
| Self esteem | A good opinion of your self. |
| Self harm | When someone harms or injures themselves intentionally. |
| Semen | The fluid ejaculated from the penis at sexual climax. |
| Sensual | A sense, sensation or sensory experience in relation to sex. |
| Sex | Act of sexual intercourse. |
| Sex offender | Someone who has been convicted of a sexual crime, for example, rape or paedophilia |
| Sexual intercourse | Physical contact that involves stimulation of the genitals. |
| Sexually Transmitted Infection | An infection transmitted through sexual intercourse. |
| Shaft | Length of the penis. |
| Smear Test | A specimen of cellular material scraped from the cervix of the uterus (neck of the womb) that is stained and examined under a microscope to detect cell changes indicating the presence of cancer. |
| Sodomy | Anal intercourse. |
| Spasm | A sudden involuntary muscular contraction. |
| Sperm | The male reproductive fluid. |
| Spermicide | A substance that can kill sperm. |
| Spina bifida | A congenital defect of the spine. |
| Statutory | Required, enacted or permitted by statute (written law). |
| Stereotypical | A way in which a person conforms to a standarised behaviour. |
| STI | Sexually Transmitted Infection. |
| Stools | Faeces discharged from the anus. |
| Straight | Women and men who are sexually or romantically attracted to the opposite sex. |
| Stress | Anything that threatens the physical and emotional well being of the body, having an adverse reaction on how it functions. |
| Stroke | A sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of the blood to the brain. |
| Symptom | An indication of ill health, disease or disorder. |
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