Effects of estrogen, androgen, and progestin on sexual psychophysiology and behavior in postmenopausal women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 1124-1131

  Myers, L S ^a   Dixen, J ^a   Morrissette, D ^a   Carmichael, M ^a   Davidson, J M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGENS; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EROTICA; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PROGESTATIONAL HORMONES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TESTOSTERONE; VAGINA;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0025265583     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-70-4-1124     Document Type: Article

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