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Methods: Data from an online study of women\u2019s sexual health and functioning were used to examine how three categories of contraceptive use \u2013 hormonal method only, condoms primarily, and dual use \u2013 could help predict decreased sexual pleasure associated with contraceptive method and overall sexual satisfaction in the past 4 weeks. Results: In analyses controlling for age, relationship length, and other variables, male condoms were most strongly associated with decreased pleasure, whether used alone or in conjunction with hormonal methods. Women who used hormonal methods alone were least likely to report decreased pleasure, but they also had significantly lower overall scores of sexual satisfaction compared with the other two groups. Dual users, or women who used both condoms and a hormonal method, reported the highest sexual satisfaction scores. Conclusions: Because male condoms were viewed by many of these women as decreasing sexual pleasure, sexual risk practices are likely to be affected. Although hormonal only users were highly unlikely to report decreased pleasure, they reported lower sexual satisfaction compared with the other two groups. Dual users, who had the highest sexual satisfaction scores, may have been the most sexually satisfied because they felt more fully protected against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmissible infections \u2013 consistent with previous qualitative documentation of \u2018eroticising safety.\u2019 This exploratory study suggests that different contraceptives affect sexuality in various ways, warranting further research into these sexual dimensions and how they influence contraceptive practices.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1071\/sh08021","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,2,9]],"date-time":"2009-02-09T00:00:51Z","timestamp":1234137651000},"page":"321-330","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":77,"title":["Relationships between condoms, hormonal methods, and sexual pleasure and satisfaction: an exploratory analysis from the Women\u2019s Well-Being and Sexuality Study"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Jenny A.","family":"Higgins","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"AOffice of Population Research, 218 Wallace Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA."},{"name":"GCorresponding author. 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