Prevalence and Characteristics of Vibrator Use among Women who have Sex with Women

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3306-3315

  Schick, Vanessa ^a   Herbenick, Debby ^a   Rosenberger, Joshua G ^b   Reece, Michael ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Female sexual functioning index; Gay; Lesbian; Vibrator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTURBATION; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; VIBRATOR;

EID: 82955233855     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02503.x     Document Type: Article

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