Simultaneous penile-vaginal intercourse orgasm is associated with satisfaction (Sexual, life, partnership, and mental health)

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 734-741

  Brody, Stuart ^a   Weiss, Petr ^b  

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

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Life Satisfaction; Mental Health Satisfaction; Orgasm; Partnership Satisfaction; Sexual Intercourse; Sexual Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGASM; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; VAGINA;

EID: 79951996851     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02149.x     Document Type: Article

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