Exercise-induced orgasm and pleasure among women

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 373-388

  Herbenick, Debby ^a   Dennis Fortenberry, J ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anorgasmia; female; orgasmic disorder; sexual physiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859496302     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2011.647902     Document Type: Article

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