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sanitary care sext stereotype tween
Products designed to A naked, underwear-only, or A prevailing and oversimplified An individual who is between
keep females comfortable sexually explicit picture or video idea that is often prejudicial childhood and puberty.
during menstruation. message sent by the taker to about a person or group.
another person. Also called United Nations (UN)
scrotum nude selfie. stigma An international organization,
The skin sack containing A sense of shame due to having formed in 1945 to promote
the testicles. sexual identity a certain characteristic. international cooperation,
A person’s perception of of which most of the world’s
search engine who they are attracted to. stimulant countries are members.
A computer program which A substance that increases a
searches a database for sexual reproduction person’s energy or other body uterus
information based on When a male sperm and female function. Caffeine is a stimulant, An organ in a female’s lower
keywords typed in by the user. egg join, and the chromosomes as are many other drugs. abdomen in which embryos
carried by each mix, to produce develop and grow. Also known
self-confidence a child. stimulation as the womb.
A person’s general trust and Something that causes
belief in their own abilities sexuality something else to happen. vaccination
and judgements. The interaction between a The injection of a harmless
person’s desires, preferences, straight version of an infection into
self-consciousness experiences, and beliefs A person that is sexually a person to stimulate the
A person’s awkward awareness throughout their life. attracted to members of immune system to protect
and worry over how others the opposite sex; also known them against that infection.
might perceive them. sexually transmitted as heterosexual.
infection (STI) vagina
self-esteem A disease that can be passed stress In females, the muscular
An person’s inner sense of from one person to another A feeling of worry or tension passage between the
self-worth, which can affect through sex. when faced with a problem, or internal sex organs and
their self-confidence. something that causes this. the external genitals.
sibling
self-expression The relationship between synapse virginity
The assertion of identity two children who share one The connection between The state of not having
through certain behaviours or both parents. two nerve or brain cells, had sexual intercourse
or actions. through which chemical with another person.
social conscience signals are passed.
selfie Having a sense of responsibility virus
A self-portrait taken and concern for the general testicles A disease-causing, non-living
with a smartphone. well-being and fair treatment The two male sex glands that microorganism that invades
of others in a society. produce and store sperm. They a cell and produces copies
sensationalization are located in the scrotum. of itself that then invade
The exaggerated presentation social norm other cells. Also describes
of information to suggest that Unwritten rules and behaviours transgender computer programs that cause
it is more shocking than it that are generally considered When a person’s gender harm to computer systems.
is in reality, in order to acceptable by society. identity as man or woman is
stimulate interest. mismatched with the sex they vulva
spam were assigned at birth; the The external parts of a female’s
sex Unwanted emails, messages, opposite of cisgender. genitals that make up the
An act of physical intimacy or adverts that are sometimes opening to the vagina.
between two people. Also used for spreading malware. trolling
used to mean biological sex. Inflammatory and offensive webcam
spirituality comments posted online with A digital camera that allows
sexism A personal sense that the intent to cause upset and images or videos to be
Discrimination or prejudice something exists – such as a provoke reactions. transmitted over the Internet
against an individual person’s spirit or soul – beyond through a computer.
or group due to their the physical being. Spirituality is trust
biological sex. an aspect of religious faith but it An assured confidence in
is different to religion. someone or something.

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