Sexual Practices Among a Sample of Young Lesbian and Bisexual Women from Mexico: An Exploratory Study. Issue 2 (3rd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mendoza-Pérez, Juan Carlos; Ortiz-Hernández, Luis; Lozano-Verduzco, Ignacio
• Is Part Of: International journal of sexual health. Volume 31:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 154
• Page End: 163
• Publication Date: 2019-04-03
• Subjects: Lesbian -- bisexual woman -- sexually transmitted infection -- sexual practice; Sex (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Gender identity -- Periodicals; Sexual Behavior -- Periodicals; Sexual health -- Periodicals; 155.3
• DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2019.1603179
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1931-7611

Abstract

Abstract: Objective : To describe sexual practices in Mexican lesbian and bisexual women. Materials and method : An online survey was conducted with a nonprobabilistic sample of self-identified lesbian ( n = 768) and bisexual ( n = 371) women from the 32 states of Mexico. Results : Lesbians less frequently reported having had sex with a man than bisexual women. Preferred sexual practices with other women were external genital stimulation with fingers, internal genital stimulation with fingers, and oral genital stimulation. Most (∼80%) participants did not use protection to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Conclusions : Our results can inform the design of promotion and prevention programs in sexual health aimed at sexual minority women.