Evidence to suggest that copulatory vocalizations in women are not a reflexive consequence of orgasm

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 559-564

  Brewer, Gayle ^a   Hendrie, Colin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copulatory vocalization; Evolution; Orgasm; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLITORIS; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLITORIS; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 79958747915     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9632-1     Document Type: Article

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