Sexuality before and after male-to-female sex reassignment surgery

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-166

  Lawrence, Anne A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autogynephilia; Gender identity disorder; Orgasm; Sex reassignment; Sexual orientation; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGYNEPHILIA; BISEXUALITY; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EJACULATION; FANTASY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTURBATION; ORGASM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL ATTRACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; COITUS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17644377254     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-005-1793-y     Document Type: Article

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