The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality articles from September 2003

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality archives from September 2003

Social differences in partners of American adults: association with condom use and sexually transmitted infections.
September 22, 2003... ABSTRACT: Social differences between sexual partners may result in differences in power or communication that may increase sexual risk taking behaviors. The objective of this paper is to examine the association of differences in partner...

The role of cognitive avoidance of STIs for discussing safer sex practices and for condom use consistency.
September 22, 2003... ABSTRACT: The present research investigates the determinants of the cognitive tendency to avoid thoughts about sexually transmitted infection (STI) and examines the association of this tendency with willingness to engage in discussions of safer...

Breastfeeding and postpartum maternal sexual functioning: a review.
September 22, 2003... ABSTRACT: In this paper we review the existing literature on the relationship between breastfeeding and postpartum maternal sexuality. Latency to resumption of sexual activity and frequency of sexual activity, sexual desire, dyspareunia,...

Determinants of sex initiation frequencies and sexual satisfaction in long-term couples' relationships.
September 22, 2003... ABSTRACT: The main objective of this study was to assess the clinical utility of the Sexual Initiation Scale (SIS) (Gossman, Julien, & Chartrand, 2002) by determining (1) whether SIS scores are associated with sexual outcomes (sexual...

Sex research update.
September 22, 2003... This instalment of Sex Research Update summarizes recent research on: the impact of advance provision of emergency contraception on adolescent women's sexual and contraceptive behaviour; adolescent oral sex; the effectiveness of consistent...

Withdrawal: "a very great deal better than nothing".
September 22, 2003... One day some years ago, at the Sexual Health Clinic where I worked, a woman, recently arrived from Poland, came in asking for the contraceptive sponge. After some discussion about efficacy, and gentle urging on my part to consider combining...

Withdrawal: historical, cultural and current perspectives on its use.
September 22, 2003... Withdrawal is a centuries-old form of birth control practised, to some extent, in most societies and cultures around the world. A 2001 survey of world contraceptive use undertaken by the United Nations Population Division reported that 6% of...

All The Way: Sex for the First Time.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... ALL THE WAY: SEX FOR THE FIRST TIME. Kim Martyn. (2003). Toronto, ON: Sumach Press. 216 pp. Paper. ISBN 1-894549-26-0. All The Way: Sex for the First Time by Canadian sexual health educator Kim Martyn is an important new resource. Unlike...

Boys, girls and body science: a First Book About Facts of Life.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... BOYS, GIRLS AND BODY SCIENCE: A First Book about Facts of Life. Meg Hickling. Illustrated by Kim LaFave. (2002). Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing. ISBN: 1-55017-236-0 "Is that what we look like down there?" "It's dirty so we have to...

Perspectives on Female Sex Offending: a Culture of Denial.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... PERSPECTIVES ON FEMALE SEX OFFENDING: A CULTURE OF DENIAL. Myriam S. Denov. (2004). Aldershot, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited. 225 pp. ISBN: 0754635651. In their magisterial and encyclopedic books on male and female sexual behaviour,...