Center for Sexual Health Promotion Indiana, University, 1025 E. 7th St., HPER 116, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
Sex Transm Infect. 2012 Oct;88(6):407-12. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050404. Epub 2012 May 5.
The development of safer sex recommendations for women who have sex with women (WSW) remains challenging given a limited understanding of sexual behaviour between women. The present study was conducted in order to investigate the sexual repertoires of WSW and the safer sex methods they use to reduce the likelihood of sexually transmitted infection acquisition.
An online survey targeted towards women with desire, attraction or previous sexual behaviour with women was distributed globally. Women (N=3116) who engaged in at least one sexual act with a woman in the previous year and were currently living in the USA, UK, Canada or Australia were included in the present study. Questions were based upon previously validated items in nationally representative studies.
Participants indicated a wide diversity of sexual behaviours with the majority of women reporting a history of genital rubbing (99.8%), vaginal fingering (99.2%), genital scissoring (90.8%), cunnilingus (98.8%) and vibrator use (74.1%). Barrier use was reported by a minority (<25%) of the participants.
The variety of sexual acts reported by the sample points to the need for the development of more contextually appropriate sexual health guidelines for WSW.
鉴于对女性性行为的有限了解，为女同性恋者（WSW）制定更安全的性行为建议仍然具有挑战性。本研究旨在调查 WSW 的性行为方式以及她们用于降低性传播感染风险的更安全的性行为方法。
本研究通过在线调查，面向全球有与女性发生性行为欲望、吸引力或有过性行为经历的女性。本研究纳入了过去一年中与女性发生过至少一次性行为且目前居住在美国、英国、加拿大或澳大利亚的女性（N=3116）。调查问题基于全国代表性研究中经过验证的项目。
参与者报告了广泛的性行为，大多数女性报告有过生殖器摩擦（99.8%）、阴道指交（99.2%）、生殖器交叠（90.8%）、阴蒂刺激（98.8%）和使用振动器（74.1%）的经历。少数（<25%）参与者报告使用了避孕措施。
该样本报告的性行为多样性表明，需要为 WSW 制定更具情境适应性的性健康指南。
