| Glossary list of "H" |
| Hepatitis B Virus |
| An infection that can be sexually transmitted and may cause severe liver disease and death. |
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| Hermaphrodite |
| Someone with both female and male sex organs. |
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| Heterosexism |
| The bias that everyone is or should be heterosexual. |
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| Heterosexual |
| Someone who has sexual desire for people of the other gender. |
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| Human Immuno Deficiency Virus |
| An infection that weakens the body's ability to fight disease and can cause AIDS. |
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| Homophobia |
| Fear and hatred of people who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual. |
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| Homosexual |
| Someone who has sexual desire for people of the same gender. |
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| Homosocial |
| Including only one gender. |
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| Hormonal Contraceptive |
| Prescription methods of birth control that use hormones to prevent pregnancy. These include the Pill, implants, and injectables. |
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| Hormones |
| Chemicals that guide the changes in our bodies and influence how glands and organs work. |
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| Human Pappiloma Virus |
| Any of 90 different types of infection, some of which may cause genital warts. Others may cause cancer of the cervix, vulva, or penis. |
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| HSV(Herplex Simplex Virus ) |
| An infection that can be sexually transmitted and cause a recurring rash with clusters of blistery sores on the vagina, cervix, penis, mouth, anus, buttocks, or elsewhere on the body. |
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| Hymen |
| A thin fleshy tissue that stretches across part of the opening to the vagina. |
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| Hyperfemininity |
| The exaggeration of gender-stereotyped behavior that is believed to be feminine.
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| Hypermusculinity |
| The exaggeration of gender-stereotyped behavior that is believed to be masculine.
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| Hyperphilia |
| Having sex more often than most people. |
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| Hypo Active Sexual Desire |
| The lack of sexual desire. |
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| Hypophilia |
| Having sex very infrequently, or not at all. |
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| Hypothalamus |
| A small area in the brain that regulates basic animal functions. |
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