Women who have sex with women: a comprehensive review of the literature and conceptual model of sexual function

Armstrong, Heather; Reissing, Elke D.

doi:10.1080/14681994.2013.807912

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“…This research, and the current study, provides a contrast to the idea of ''lesbian bed death'' (decreased sexual desire and frequency among women in longer-term relationships). Indeed, a recent review of the literature on sexual function among lesbian women indicates that women who have sex with women may have more frequent sex and higher sexual satisfaction than women in mixed-sex relationships (Armstrong & Reissing, 2013). This may provide some explanation for the finding in the current study that women in longer-term relationships reported engaging in sex for physical reasons just as often as women in shorter-term relationships.…”

Section: Relationship Durationmentioning

confidence: 59%

Why have sex? Reasons for having sex among lesbian, bisexual, queer, and questioning women in romantic relationships

Wood

Milhausen

Jeffrey

2014

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

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Research has traditionally cited pleasure and reproduction as the primary reasons to engage in sex. However, recent research suggests that there are many psychosocial reasons that women engage in sex and that relational factors such as relationship duration may also influence why women engage in sex. Few studies have examined reasons for sex among sexual minority women, although research has suggested that reasons may be similar to and different from those of heterosexual women. Using the YSEX? survey measure, the current study examined reasons for having sex among 229 lesbian, bisexual, queer and questioning women, aged 18-59 currently in a romantic relationship. The most frequent reasons women reported for engaging in sex were reasons related to pleasure and love/commitment. Contrary to theories of love and attachment, women in the current study did not report significantly different reasons for engaging in sex depending upon the duration of the relationship. Women in earlier stages of their relationship were just as likely to report engaging in sex to feel close to their partner, as were women in later stages of their relationship. In addition, women in later stages of their relationship were just as likely to report engaging in sex out of a physical desire for their partner as were women in earlier stages of their relationship. The strengths and limitations of the study, along with implications of the results are discussed.

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Section: Relationship Durationmentioning

confidence: 59%

Why have sex? Reasons for having sex among lesbian, bisexual, queer, and questioning women in romantic relationships

Wood

Milhausen

Jeffrey

2014

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

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“…El apoyo social actúa de antagonista frente al malestar experimentado por la autopercepción de pertenecer a una minoría; sentir apoyo social potencia los sentimientos de autoaceptación de la propia orientación sexual (Doyle y Molix, 2014; Fingerhut, Peplau y Gable, 2010; Frost y Meyer, 2012; Herek, Cogan, Gillis y Glunt, 1998; Thoits, 1995), y para las personas que son seropositivas, dicho apoyo ayuda a paliar los síntomas de trauma relacionados con el virus (Rzeszutek, Oniszczenko, Schier, Biernat-Kałuža y Gasik, 2016). Cabe mencionar que la asociación entre apoyo social percibido y la satisfacción sexual está mediada por la satisfacción con la relación de pareja (Armstrong y Reissing, 2013;Henderson et al, 2009), tal como se demostró también en población heterosexual .…”

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Revisión sistemática sobre la satisfacción sexual en parejas del mismo sexo

Calvillo¹,

Sánchez-Fuentes²,

Sierra³

et al. 2018

Rev. iberoam. psicol. salud

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“…This is somewhat surprising considering sex-specific patterns of sexual "drive" across sexual orientations, such as higher sexual motivation being correlated with bisexual attraction among women but not men [36]. Among bisexuals, it is possible that the identity construct used in the current study obscures the variety of sexual behaviors and sexual preferences those identifying as bisexual may be engaging in during partnered sexual activity [37][38][39]. This may result in overall patterns of orgasm that are difficult to interpret with respect to behavioral actions, intentions, and desires.…”

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Variation in Orgasm Occurrence by Sexual Orientation in a Sample of U.S. Singles

Garcia

Lloyd

Wallen

et al. 2014

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Introduction Despite recent advances in understanding orgasm variation, little is known about ways in which sexual orientation is associated with men’s and women’s orgasm occurrence. Aim To assess orgasm occurrence during sexual activity across sexual orientation categories. Methods Data were collected by Internet questionnaire from 6,151 men and women (ages 21–65+ years) as part of a nationally representative sample of single individuals in the United States. Analyses were restricted to a subsample of 2,850 singles (1,497 men, 1,353 women) who had experienced sexual activity in the past 12 months. Main Outcome Measures Participants reported their sex/gender, self-identified sexual orientation (heterosexual, gay/lesbian, bisexual), and what percentage of the time they experience orgasm when having sex with a familiar partner. Results Mean occurrence rate for experiencing orgasm during sexual activity with a familiar partner was 62.9% among single women and 85.1% among single men, which was significantly different (F1,2848 = 370.6, P < 0.001, η2 = 0.12). For men, mean occurrence rate of orgasm did not vary by sexual orientation: heterosexual men 85.5%, gay men 84.7%, bisexual men 77.6% (F2,1494 = 2.67, P = 0.07, η2 = 0.004). For women, however, mean occurrence rate of orgasm varied significantly by sexual orientation: heterosexual women 61.6%, lesbian women 74.7%, bisexual women 58.0% (F2,1350 = 10.95, P < 0.001, η2 = 0.02). Lesbian women had a significantly higher probability of orgasm than did either heterosexual or bisexual women (P < 0.05). Conclusions Findings from this large dataset of U.S. singles suggest that women, regardless of sexual orientation, have less predictable, more varied orgasm experiences than do men and that for women, but not men, the likelihood of orgasm varies with sexual orientation. These findings demonstrate the need for further investigations into the comparative sexual experiences and sexual health outcomes of sexual minorities.

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Women who have sex with women: a comprehensive review of the literature and conceptual model of sexual function

Cited by 30 publications

References 58 publications

Why have sex? Reasons for having sex among lesbian, bisexual, queer, and questioning women in romantic relationships

Why have sex? Reasons for having sex among lesbian, bisexual, queer, and questioning women in romantic relationships

Revisión sistemática sobre la satisfacción sexual en parejas del mismo sexo

Variation in Orgasm Occurrence by Sexual Orientation in a Sample of U.S. Singles

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