A mixed-methods exploration of women's experiences of anal intercourse: Meanings related to pain and pleasure

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1053-1062

  Štulhofer, Aleksandar ^a   Ajduković, Dea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Anal intercourse; Pain; Sexual pleasure; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COITUS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PAIN; PLEASURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PAIN; PLEASURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; WOMEN;

EID: 84882279372     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-0068-7     Document Type: Article

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