Can I get pregnant from oral sex? Sexual health misconceptions in e-mails to a reproductive health website

Contraception

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-97

  Wynn, L L ^a   Foster, Angel M ^b   Trussell, James ^c,d  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contraception; Emergency contraception; Internet; Misinformation; Reproductive health; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; E-MAIL; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PEER REVIEW; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MYTHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 58149166761     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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