Partner characteristics, intensity of the intercourse, and semen exposure during use of the female condom

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 282-288

  Lawson, M Louise ^a,e   Macaluso, Maurizio ^a   Duerr, Ann ^b   Hortin, Glen ^c   Hammond, Karen R ^d   Blackwell, Richard ^d   Artz, Lynn ^a   Bloom, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological markers; Coitus; Condoms, female; Contraception behavior; Prostate specific antigen; Semen; Sex behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

CONDOM USE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COITUS; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPERM; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COITUS; CONDOMS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; RISK FACTORS; SEMEN; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VAGINA;

EID: 0037442133     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf211     Document Type: Article

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