Does semen have antidepressant properties?

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 289-293

  Gallup Jr , Gordon G ^a   Burch, Rebecca L ^a   Platek, Steven M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use; Depressive symptoms; Semen; Sexual activity; Vaginal absorption

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VAGINA; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONDOMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEMEN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0036616379     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015257004839     Document Type: Article

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