Pubic Hair Removal and Sexual Behavior: Findings from a Prospective Daily Diary Study of Sexually Active Women in the United States

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 678-685

  Herbenick, Debby ^a   Hensel, Devon ^b   Smith, Nicole K ^a   Schick, Vanessa ^a   Reece, Michael ^a   Sanders, Stephanie A ^a   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Casual Partner; Genital Self Image; Genital Shaving; Pubic Hair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANILINGUS; ARTICLE; CLITORIS; CREAM; FEMALE; FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT; FINGER; GROUPS BY AGE; HAIR; HUMAN; LOVE; MASTURBATION; MOOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBIC HAIR REMOVAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874717499     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12031     Document Type: Article

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