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  • adjective Not coital.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ coital

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Examples

  • An ACOG expert committee said that although many people engage in "noncoital" sexual activities -- such as oral sex, mutual masturbation and anal sex -- in an attempt to prevent pregnancy and reduce the risk of STIs, these sex acts still come with varying degrees of STI risk, and it is important for people to protect themselves.

    Emaxhealth 2008

  • "noncoital" sexual activities -- such as oral sex, mutual masturbation and anal sex -- in an attempt to prevent pregnancy and reduce the risk of STIs, these sex acts come with some degree of STI risk, and it is important for people to protect themselves.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2008

  • An ACOG expert committee said that although many people engage in noncoital sexual activities, such as oral sex, mutual masturbation and anal sex, in an attempt to prevent pregnancy and reduce the risk of STIs, these sex acts still come with varying degrees of STI risk, and it is important for people to protect themselves.

    Study Reveals Other Sexual Activities That Promote Spread Of HIV, STIs 2008

  • Although these behaviors carry little or no risk of pregnancy, women (and men) engaging in noncoital behaviors may be at risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases. "

    Dr. Andrew Lange: How to Get a Sexually Transmitted Disease Without Having Sex 2010

  • According to the ACOG [American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists] Committee on Adolescent Health Care and Committee on Gynecologic Practice, "Couples may engage in noncoital (that is, sex without intercourse) sexual activity instead of penile-vagina intercourse hoping to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancy.

    Dr. Andrew Lange: How to Get a Sexually Transmitted Disease Without Having Sex 2010

  • That’s old slang describing the sort of intimate caressing and fondling defined accurately but clinically in the OED as “noncoital sexual activity.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • That’s old slang describing the sort of intimate caressing and fondling defined accurately but clinically in the OED as “noncoital sexual activity.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • That’s old slang describing the sort of intimate caressing and fondling defined accurately but clinically in the OED as “noncoital sexual activity.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • That’s old slang describing the sort of intimate caressing and fondling defined accurately but clinically in the OED as “noncoital sexual activity.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

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