Women's use and perceptions of commercial lubricants: Prevalence and characteristics in a nationally representative sample of American adults

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 642-652

  Herbenick, Debby ^a   Reece, Michael ^a   Schick, Vanessa ^b   Sanders, Stephanie A ^a   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lubricant; Sexual Pleasure; Vaginal Lubrication

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

LUBRICANT; SEXUAL PLEASURE; VAGINAL LUBRICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COITUS; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895485648     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12427     Document Type: Article

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