Habituation of Sexual Responses in Men and Women: A Test of the Preparation Hypothesis of Women's Genital Responses

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 990-1000

  Dawson, Samantha J ^a   Suschinsky, Kelly D ^a   Lalumière, Martin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genital Preparedness; Habituation; Penile Plethysmography; Photoplethysmography; Sex Differences; Sexual Arousal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FILM; HABITUATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EROTICA; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875651057     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12032     Document Type: Article

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