Men'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 5, 2014, Pages 1125-1135

  Reece, Michael ^a   Herbenick, Debby ^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; Men's sexual health; Sexual pleasure

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONDOM USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

LUBRICANT; MEN'S SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL PLEASURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; EMOTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; MALE; MASTURBATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899482725     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12480     Document Type: Article

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