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Women's preferences for receiving oral sex

Research on women's enjoyment and dislike of receiving oral sex, including factors such as hygiene concerns, body-image anxiety, and trauma

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Jan 14, 2026
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What medical conditions make oral sex painful or uncomfortable for women?

Oral sex can be painful or uncomfortable for women for many of the same medical reasons that make vaginal or pelvic sex painful: local infection or inflammation, low estrogen and resulting vaginal dry...

Jan 22, 2026

How do relationship context and sexual goals influence women's stated genital preferences?

Women’s stated preferences about their genitals—how they describe texture, lubrication, size, and “tightness”—are shaped both by the interpersonal contexts in which sex occurs and by proximal sexual g...