PDE5 inhibitors may help some women with sexual problems

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-69

  Richardson, Daniel ^a   Goldmeier, David ^a   Kocsis, Agnes ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female genital arousal disorder; Female sexual dysfunction; PDE5 inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG RESPONSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIBIDO DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 17844388060     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990500058309     Document Type: Article

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