The male bisexuality debate revisited: Some bisexual men have bisexual arousal patterns

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-147

  Rosenthal, A M ^a   Sylva, David ^a   Safron, Adam ^a   Bailey, J Michael ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Male bisexuality; Monosexual; Penile plethysmography; Sexual arousal patterns; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; PENIS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84858996110     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9881-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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