Heterosexual anal sexuality and anal sex behaviors: a review

J Sex Res. 2010 Mar;47(2):123-36. doi: 10.1080/00224490903402538.

Abstract

Little research addresses the role of anal sexuality and anal sexual behaviors as a widely practiced but relatively less frequent element of a heterosexual sexual repertoire. However, the importance of anal sex in sexual health is increasingly well-defined by epidemiological and clinical studies. This article reviews existing data on a range of heterosexual anal sex practices and provides conceptual and methodological recommendations for new research.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anus Neoplasms / etiology
  • Erotica
  • Female
  • Heterosexuality* / ethnology
  • Heterosexuality* / psychology
  • Heterosexuality* / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Media
  • Medicine in Literature
  • Medicine in the Arts
  • Motivation
  • Public Health
  • Risk Factors
  • Safe Sex
  • Sexology*
  • Sexual Abstinence
  • Sexual Behavior* / ethnology
  • Sexual Behavior* / psychology
  • Sexual Behavior* / statistics & numerical data
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / transmission
  • Social Values / ethnology
  • Stereotyping
  • Taboo