Vaginal orgasm is more prevalent among women with a prominent tubercle of the upper lip

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2793-2799

  Brody, Stuart ^a   Costa, Rui Miguel ^a  

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

Author keywords

Lip Tubercle; Vaginal Orgasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLITORIS; CUNNILINGUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASTURBATION; ONLINE MONITORING; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VAGINA; VAGINA LIP UPPER TUBERCLE PROMINENCE; VAGINAL ORGASM; VIBRATION;

EID: 80053561528     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02331.x     Document Type: Article

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