Human Sexuality 

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American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists - AASECT members include physicians, nurses, social workers, and other allied health professionals. Their common interest is in promoting understanding of human sexuality and healthy sexual behavior.

American Foundation for Urologic Disease - the AFUD is dedicated to the prevention and cure of urologic diseases through the expansion of research, education, and patient advocacy.

American Social Health Association - ASHA programs include: the ASHA Research Fund, HPV Cervical Cancer Prevention Resource Center, Cervical Cancer Prevention Project,¡SALSA! (STDs, Adolescents and Latinos: Sexual Health Awareness), Herpes Resource Center, ASH-Net (Adolescent Sexual Health and the Internet), Herpes Foundation, and Viral Hepatitis Education and Training.

American Society of Reproductive Medicine - ASRM is an organization devoted to advancing knowledge and expertise in infertility, reproductive medicine and biology.

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals - AHRP is a multidisciplinary association of professionals who provide reproductive health services or education, conduct reproductive health research, or influence reproductive health policy. ARHP fosters research and advocacy to improve reproductive health.

The Center for Sexuality and Religion - The mission of the CSR is to advance a positive relationship between sexuality, spirituality and justice. Its primary goal is to establish the positive relationship between human sexuality, spiritual health and justice by providing clergy and laity with information and skills that foster sexual and spiritual health and justice

Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality - FSSS' mission is to promote funding for conducting scholarly, scientific research related activities to further the understanding of all aspects of sexuality.

The Alan Guttmacher Institute is focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education. The Institute's mission is to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United States and throughout the world.

The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health is an academic and scientific organization that provides opportunities for communication among scholars, researchers and practitioners about women's sexual function and experiences, and supports high standards of ethics and professionalism in research, education and clinical practice of women's sexuality.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: Reproductive and Sexual Health includes: National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults: Sexual Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Experiences; Sex Education in the US: Policy and Politics; and Survey of Teens About Gender Roles.

Kinsey Institute - The Institute's mission is to promote interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the fields of human sexuality, gender, and reproduction.

National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity - The NCSAC is dedicated to the promotion of public and professional recognition, awareness, and understanding of sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity and sexual offending. NCSAC provides access to education, information and referral resources.

National Sexuality Resource Center helps to disseminate information and evidence-based research on sexual health, education and rights.

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America's "Sexuality Education" page provides educational programs that enhance understanding of individual and societal implications of human sexuality, and contains articles, programs, books, web sites, and conference information for the educator.

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US - SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates information, and promotes comprehensive education about sexuality. The site Includes sections for policy makers and advocates, for religious institutions, and for parents and older adults.

Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality - SSSS promotes the production of quality research and the application of sexual knowledge in educational, clinical, and other settings. Publisher of the newsletter Sexual Science, available on the SSSS web site.

The Society for Sex Therapy and Research is composed of a range of professionals who have clinical or research interests in human sexuality. SSTAR aims to facilitate communications among clinicians who treat problems of sexual identity, sexual function, and reproductive life.