Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
J Sex Med. 2011 Dec;8(12):3306-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02503.x. Epub 2011 Oct 7.
Research suggests that vibrator use may be more prevalent among lesbian/bisexual-identified women. However, previous research has been limited by small samples of lesbian- and bisexual-identified women and has not focused specifically on the characteristics of vibrator use between women.
The present study was designed in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of women's use of vibrators with their female sexual partners and to understand the extent to which vibrator use is related to their sexual experiences.
Data were collected via a cross-sectional web-based survey from 2,192 women living in the United States and the United Kingdom. All participants reported engaging in sexual behavior with only women in the previous year.
Sociodemographic characteristics, vibrator use history, vibrator use perceptions, and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).
Over three-quarters of women in the sample reported a history of vibrator use during solo masturbation/with a female partner and over a quarter of the sample reported use in the previous month. Participants who were older, white, and in a long-term relationship were the most likely to use a vibrator with a female partner in the previous year. Vibrator use lifetime history was unrelated to all FSFI subscales with the exception of pain for lesbian and queer-identified women. In contrast to lifetime use, participants who used a vibrator with a female sexual partner in the previous month scored higher on several of the FSFI domains than women who reported no vibrator use or vibrator use only during solo masturbation in the past month.
Vibrator use was common among this sample of women who have sex with women. Women who reported recent vibrator use with other women had higher mean sexual functioning scores than women who reported no vibrator use or vibrator use only during masturbation. Implications for health-care providers are discussed.
研究表明，振动器的使用可能在女同性恋/双性恋女性中更为普遍。然而，之前的研究受到女同性恋和双性恋女性小样本的限制，并且没有专门关注女性之间振动器使用的特征。
本研究旨在全面了解女性与女性性伴侣使用振动器的情况，并了解振动器使用与她们性经历的关联程度。
数据通过在美国和英国进行的一项基于网络的横断面调查从 2192 名女性中收集。所有参与者报告在过去一年中仅与女性发生过性行为。
社会人口统计学特征、振动器使用史、振动器使用认知以及女性性功能指数（FSFI）。
样本中超过四分之三的女性报告在独自自慰/与女性伴侣时使用过振动器，超过四分之一的女性在过去一个月内使用过。年龄较大、白人、处于长期关系中的参与者最有可能在过去一年中与女性伴侣使用振动器。振动器使用的终生历史与所有 FSFI 子量表无关，除了女同性恋和酷儿身份的女性的疼痛。与终生使用不同，在过去一个月内与女性性伴侣使用振动器的参与者在几个 FSFI 领域的得分高于报告过去一个月内没有使用振动器或仅在自慰中使用振动器的女性。
在本研究中，与女性发生性行为的女性中，振动器的使用很常见。在过去一个月内报告与其他女性使用振动器的女性的平均性功能评分高于报告没有使用振动器或仅在自慰中使用振动器的女性。讨论了对医疗保健提供者的影响。
