Sexual minority women's sexual motivation around the time of ovulation

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-246

  Diamond, Lisa M ^a   Wallen, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Ovulation; Sexual motivation; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; METABOLISM; MOTIVATION; OVULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OVULATION; SALIVA; WOMEN;

EID: 79952487067     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9631-2     Document Type: Article

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