Genetic and environmental influences on self-reported G-Spots in Women: A twin study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1842-1852

  Burri, Andrea Virginia ^a   Cherkas, Lynn ^a   Spector, Timothy D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

G Spot; Genetics; Heritability; Twin Study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAFENBERG SPOT; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; TWINS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VAGINA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953558747     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01671.x     Document Type: Article

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