The association between penis size and sexual health among men who have sex with men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 788-797

  Grov, Christian ^a,b   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b,c,d   Bimbi, David S ^b,e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Center for HIV AIDS Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use; Gay and bisexual men; Men who have sex with men; Penis satisfaction; Penis size; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HISTOLOGY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PENIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; ORGAN SIZE; PENIS; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952089488     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9439-5     Document Type: Article

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