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Several of the staff of IPG Counseling, the Institute for Personal Growth, have undertaken a survey study of female sexual practices – behaviors and attitudes surrounding sex between two women compared to sex between a woman and a man.
The seeds of the research were planted when Dr. Margie Nichols, IPG founder and director, was invited to contribute a chapter to the first textbook on female sexual function and dysfunction. Dr. Nichols was asked to write about woman to woman sex – lesbian and bisexual women.
Margie's invitation was based on her sizeable clinical work and publications on topics involving sexual minorities, especially lesbian and bisexual women, and on the fact that she is a sex therapist as well as psychologist. To prepare for writing the chapter she planned to gather some information from women in non-clinical as well as clinical settings. She invited Susan Menahem, M.S.W. to collaborate on the research and writing. Later, Debbie Williamson and Cheryl Langfeld joined the team and Margie consulted with outside experts such as Dr. Sandra Leiblum of the UMDNJ Department of Psychiatry.
The result is an anonymous survey that can be filled out in ten to fifteen minutes and includes questions on sexual orientation, very explicit sexual behaviors, and emotional and sexual satisfaction with partners. It is unique in that it has been designed by a team of heterosexual, bisexual, and lesbian women and includes questions specific to women's sexual experience (example: "how often do you have sex just because your partner wants to?")
As of the end of December, 2003 we have collected nearly one hundred of these surveys and we are poised to go online. Be sure to check here for news of the online launch – and, if you are a woman, please fill out our survey – it's your chance to have a woman's voice heard by female researchers representing a broad range of sexuality.
Click here to take our survey!
We are honored to link to the site of Dr. Sandra Leiblum's study of Persistant Sexual Arousal Syndrome, a misunderstood and under-researched phenomenon. Dr. Leiblum is one of the foremost internationally-known experts on female sexuality. She is the author of scores of professional books and publicatons, and also author of the widely acclaimed book, Getting the Sex You Want: A Woman's Guide to Being Proud, Passionate, and Pleased in Bed.
Click here to take Dr. Leiblum's survey
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