Does circumcision make a difference to the sexual experience of gay men? Findings from the health in men (HIM) cohort

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2557-2561

  Mao, Limin ^a   Templeton, David J ^a,c   Crawford, June ^a   Imrie, John ^a   Prestage, Garrett P ^b   Grulich, Andrew E ^b   Donovan, Basil ^b   Kaldor, John M ^b   Kippax, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gay Men; Male Circumcision; Sexual Health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHIMOSIS; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 55849151263     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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