“Oh! How Modern! And... Are You Ok with That?”: Consensually Non-Monogamous People’s Experiences When Accessing Sexual Health Care

C. Campbell; R. Scoats; L. Wignall

doi:10.1080/00224499.2023.2246464

“Oh! How Modern! And... Are You Ok with That?”: Consensually Non-Monogamous People’s Experiences When Accessing Sexual Health Care

C. Campbell, R. Scoats, L. Wignall

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Abstract

The current research explored consensually non-monogamous peoples' experiences accessing sexual healthcare. Using a mixed method approach, a sample of 67 consensually non-monogamous individuals (48% Polyamorous; 42% Relationship Anarchy/Solo polyamory; 6% Swingers; 4% Uncategorized) reported having significantly lower rates of trust in healthcare professionals compared to standardized scores. Sixty-three percent of participants reported disclosing their relationship status to a clinician when accessing sexual health services, whereas 37% sometimes or never disclosed. Qualitative responses identified that some participants reported a willingness to be open about their relationships, but many chose to "pass" as monogamous to both simplify and streamline their interactions as well as to avoid potential stigma. Participants reported a wide range of experiences with clinicians from those who were accepting and professional, to some who displayed prejudice and withheld treatment. This research outlines some of the experiences and challenges presented to consensual non-monogamists when accessing sexual healthcare as well as providing suggestions for clinicians to help remove some of the barriers to appropriate patient care.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1377-1388
Number of pages	12
Journal	The Journal of Sex Research
Volume	61
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2023.2246464
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 28 Aug 2023

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© 2023 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent

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History and Philosophy of Science
General Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Gender Studies

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