Oral contraceptives and libido in women

Annual Review of Sex Research

Volumn 15, Issue , 2004, Pages 297-320

  Davis, Anne R ^a   Castaño, Paula M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Libido; Oral contraceptives; Sexual desire

Indexed keywords

SEQUENTIAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

AFFECT; COITUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFFECT; COITUS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SEQUENTIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 26444578212     PISSN: 10532528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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