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Sexual abstinence

Sexual abstinence is the practice of refraining from some or all aspects of sexual activity Common reasons for practicing sexual abstinence include:

• religious or philosophical reasons
• material reasons (to prevent conception - undesired pregnancy - or sexually transmitted disease transmission);
• psycho-sociological reasons (e.g., clinical depression, social anxiety disorder, increasing testosterone in males, or negative past experiences); or,
• legal injunctions requiring conformity.
• circumstantial reasons such as incarceration or geographical isolation.
• to focus on other matters - sublimation
• inability to find a suitable sexual partner - involuntary celibacy
• poor health - medical celibacy

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