TY - JOUR
T1 - Genital Self-Image and Considerations of Elective Genital Surgery
AU - Smith, Nicole K.
AU - Butler, Scott
AU - Wagner, Brandon
AU - Collazo, Erika
AU - Caltabiano, Lucia
AU - Herbenick, Debby
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2017/2/17
Y1 - 2017/2/17
N2 - The present study explores how genital self-image may be related to considerations of surgically altering one's genitals and documents the wanted genital changes among young adults. Evidence of a nontrivial proportion of respondents (98 of 1,110) had seriously considered elective genital surgery. Regression models indicate that, for both men and women, identifying as heterosexual and reporting lower composite genital self-image scores results in higher odds of considering genital surgery. Additionally for men, feeling unsatisfied with penis size increased the odds. Clinical and educational efforts to normalize and celebrate genital variation may influence considerations for genital modification in young adults.
AB - The present study explores how genital self-image may be related to considerations of surgically altering one's genitals and documents the wanted genital changes among young adults. Evidence of a nontrivial proportion of respondents (98 of 1,110) had seriously considered elective genital surgery. Regression models indicate that, for both men and women, identifying as heterosexual and reporting lower composite genital self-image scores results in higher odds of considering genital surgery. Additionally for men, feeling unsatisfied with penis size increased the odds. Clinical and educational efforts to normalize and celebrate genital variation may influence considerations for genital modification in young adults.
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U2 - 10.1080/0092623X.2016.1141820
DO - 10.1080/0092623X.2016.1141820
M3 - Article
C2 - 26881739
AN - SCOPUS:84964452065
SN - 0092-623X
VL - 43
SP - 169
EP - 184
JO - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
JF - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
IS - 2
ER -