Penile - Vaginal intercourse is better: Evidence trumps ideology

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-403

  Brody, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intercourse; Professional ethics; Research methods; Sex education; Sex research; Sex therapy; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; PLACEBO; PROLACTIN;

ALEXITHYMIA; ANORGASMIA; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MASTURBATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; ORGASM; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; RISK FACTOR; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 33750482271     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990600891427     Document Type: Article

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