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The incidence of oral sex in an adolescent population is discussed. More girls have either given or received oral-genital stimulation than have had intercourse. More boys have had intercourse than have either given or received oral-genital stimulation. Oral sex is more common than intercourse for females because they are more likely to have received oral-genital stimulation than to have either had intercourse or given oral-genital stimulation. For both sexes, fellatio is less common than is either intercourse or cunnilingus. For both sexes, oral sex is considerably more frequently reported than was the case in the Kinsey surveys.
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This research was funded by Grant No. 1R01 HD12806 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Newcomer, S.F., Udry, J.R. Oral sex in an adolescent population. Arch Sex Behav 14, 41–46 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541351
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