Hormones and sexuality in postmenopausal women: A psychophysiological study

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 126-133

  Laan, E ^a   Van Lunsen, R H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hormones; Menopause; Sexuality; Vaginal atrophy index; Vaginal photoplethysmography

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DYSPAREUNIA; EROTISM; FANTASY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VAGINA ATROPHY;

EID: 0030738984     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674829709085579     Document Type: Conference Paper

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