Female Orgasm(s): One, Two, Several

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 956-965

  Jannini, Emmanuele A ^a   Rubio Casillas, Alberto ^b   Whipple, Beverly ^c   Buisson, Odile ^d   Komisaruk, Barry R ^c   Brody, Stuart ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Centre d'Echographie   (France)

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

Author keywords

Clitoris; Female ejaculation; G spot; Orgasm; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL STIMULATION; CLITORAL ORGASM; CLITORAL STIMULATION; CLITORIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EJACULATION; HUMAN; LUBRICATION; NIPPLE; ORGASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VAGINA STIMULATION; VAGINALLY ACTIVATED ORGASM;

EID: 84859234485     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02694.x     Document Type: Article

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