title: Heterosexual anal sexuality and anal sex behaviors: a review.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. kmcbride@indiana.edu
authors.forename: Kimberly R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: J Dennis
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fortenberry
mesh_terms: D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D004882:Erotica; D005260:Female; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D009042:Motivation; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D021841:Safe Sex; D044347:Sexology; D012746:Sexual Abstinence; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology; D013240:Stereotyping; D013609:Taboo