Self-reported penis size and experiences with condoms among gay and bisexual men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 313-322

  Grov, Christian ^a,b,c   Wells, Brooke E ^b   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b,c,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Center for HIV AIDS Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Condoms; Gay and bisexual men; Penis measurement; Penis size; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONDOM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PENIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

BISEXUALITY; CONDOMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PENIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFE SEX; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878390582     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9952-4     Document Type: Article

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