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Matthew Rivas-Koehl, Kiersten Dobson & Brian G. Ogolsky. (2023) Sex or Socialization? Replicating Heterosexual Couples’ Gender Differences in the Association between Orgasm and Satisfaction in Same-Gender/Sex Couples. The Journal of Sex Research 60:5, pages 624-633.
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Ludmiła Janion. (2023) State-socialist heteromasculinity on the eve of neoliberalism: sexual problems in the first Polish lifestyle magazine for men. Feminist Media Studies 0:0, pages 1-16.
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Debby Herbenick, Tsung-chieh Fu & Callie Patterson. (2023) Sexual Repertoire, Duration of Partnered Sex, Sexual Pleasure, and Orgasm: Findings from a US Nationally Representative Survey of Adults. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 49:4, pages 369-390.
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