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Asexuality: the invisible orientation

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Asexuality is often neglected in education and conversations around sexuality, making it essentially an ‘invisible orientation’. This lack of knowledge is associated with harmful misconceptions, which need challenging within the medical profession and in the general population to ensure inclusion of people who identify on the asexual spectrum.

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The authors thank members of the asexual community for their feedback and contributions, in particular to C. Lane and the Aces in STEM community. The authors also thank R. Hayward for their manuscript support.

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Cosgriff, S., Schneckenburger, S. Asexuality: the invisible orientation. Nat Rev Urol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-024-00891-x

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