Vaginal orgasm is associated with vaginal (not clitoral) sex education, focusing mental attention on vaginal sensations, intercourse duration, and a preference for a longer penis

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2774-2781

  Brody, Stuart ^a   Weiss, Petr ^b  

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

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Attention; Orgasm; Penis Length; Sex Education; Sexual intercourse; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILDHOOD; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; ORGASM; PENIS; PENIS LENGTH; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINA; VAGINAL SENSATION;

EID: 77955234827     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01469.x     Document Type: Article

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