Walmart has become one of the nation’s largest sex toy marketers
VanSyckle, K. “Sex Sells. Walmart Buys In,” New York Times, July 5, 2019.
Vibrator myths vs. truth
Hebernick D. et al. “Prevalence and Characteristics of Vibrator Use By Women in the U.S.: Results from a Nationally Representative Study,” Journal of Sexual Medicine (2009) 6:1857.
Vibrators are popular among women, and increasingly among men, too
Comelia, L. Vibrator Nation: How Feminist Sex-Toy Stores Changed the Business of Pleasure. Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 2018.
Doring, N. and S. Poeschl. “Experiences with Diverse Sex Toys Among German Heterosexual Adults: Findings from a National Online Survey,” Journal of Sex Research (2019) epub ahead of print.
Herbenick, D. et al. “Prevalence and Characteristics of Vibrator Use By Women in the United States: Results from a Nationally Representative Study,” Journal of Sexual Medicine (2009) 6:1857.
Herbenick, D. et al. “Women’s Vibrator Use in Sexual Partnerships: Results fro a Nationally Representative Survey in the U.S.,” Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy (2010) 36:49.
Herbenick, D. et al. “Beliefs About Women’s Vibrator Use: Results from a Nationally Representative Probability Survey in the United States,” Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy (2011) 37:329.
Lieberman, H. Buzz: The Stimulating History of the Sex Toy. Pegasus Books, NY, 2018.
Schick, V. et al. “Prevalence and Characteristics of Vibrators Use Among Women Have Sex with Women,” Journal of sexual Medicine (2011) 8:3306.
Sales of sex enhancement products
http://jonmillward.com/blog/studies/down-the-rabbit-hole-analysis-1-million-sex-toy-sales/
Increasingly popular among men, too
Reece, M. et al. “Prevalence and Characteristics of Vibrator Use by Men in the United States,” Journal of Sexual Medicine (2009) 6:1867.
Herbenick, D. et al. “Beliefs About Women’s Vibrator Use: Results from a Nationally Representative Probability Survey in the United States,” Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy (2011) 37:329.
The surprising history of vibrators
Lieberman, Hallie. Buzz: The Stimulating History of the Sex Toy. Pegasus Publishing, 2017.
Maines, Rachel. The Technology of Orgasm: “Hysteria,”” The Vibrator, and Women’s Sexual Satisfaction. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
