Pregnancy fetishism (also known as maiesiophilia[1] or maieusophoria) is a term used to describe the contexts in which pregnancy is seen by individuals[2] and cultures as an erotic phenomenon. It may include the sexual attraction for women who are pregnant or appear pregnant, the attraction to lactation, or an attraction for the stages of pregnancy such as impregnation or giving birth.[3]
There are no particular or preferred elements within maiesiophilia that are common to all maiesiophiliacs. Some may pursue fantasies that are concerned with the circumstances in which a subject may give birth, or to the conditions to which the pregnant subject may find themselves acting upon, such as approaches to mobility, sleeping, and dressing. Particular areas and processes of the body that change during pregnancy may also become the focus of psychological investment, but nudity or sexual activity is not always essential, and in some cases actual pregnancy is not necessary to invoke arousal. In these cases, the appearance of an enlarged abdomen caused by obesity or overeating may be sufficient, or simply the suggestion of a protruding navel.
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Clinical history
The sex researcher Magnus Hirschfeld noted in 1918 a form of autogynephilia in which transvestites would masturbate with accompanying fantasies of being pregnant or giving birth.[4]
Popular culture
The naked appearance of actress Demi Moore in the advanced stage of pregnancy on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine in 1991 marked the beginning of a period which has since seen pregnancy presented by celebrities as a glamorous state of living, while also creating a market for photographers to produce images of pregnant mothers, and for fashion stylists to introduce "pregnancy styling" to their business.[5]
In 2006, Britney Spears' face and body were used in a sculpture that depicts a woman squatting (arms on floor) on a bear rug, with her buttocks high in the air to signify childbirth (the baby's head and the vulva are visible). The New York-based artist, Daniel Edwards (who had no permission from Spears), claimed his choice of Spears was to beautify and sexualize pregnancy, but was originally a pro-life political statement. The sculpture depicts Spears in the process of natural birth, although in reality, she opted for caesarean section.
Impregnation
Impregnation fantasies are characterized by the arousal or gratification from the possibility, consequences or risk of impregnation through unprotected vaginal sex. Impregnation fantasies are often indulged by reading erotic literature, and role playing with a partner.
See also
References
- ^ Fitzhugh G. Houston. 2006. MEN LET's TALK! The Workbook. Lulu.com. ISBN 1411669711. p74.
- ^ Inge Hegeler, Sten Hegeler. (1963) An ABZ of Love. University of California. (p 94).
- ^ Longhurst, Robyn (2006). "A Pornography of Birth: Crossing Moral Boundaries". ACME an International E-Journal for Critical Geographies 5 (2): 221. http://www.acme-journal.org/vol5/RLo.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ D. Richard Laws, William T. O'Donohue. (1997). Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment. (p. 258). Guilford Press. ISBN 1572302410
- ^ Associated Press. (26 April 2006). "Celebrities make pregnancy seem glamorous". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- Katharine Gates. (1999). Deviant Desires: Incredibly Strange Sex. Juno Books. ISBN 1890451037. (p. 96)
External links
- Pregnancy Sex Positions: ideas for comfortable sex positions during pregnancy.
- Pregnancy fetishism on Mikipedia
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