The role of sexual functioning in the sexual desire adjustment and psychosocial adaptation of women with hypoactive sexual desire

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 15-30

  Hurlbert, David Farley ^a,d   Singh, Devendra ^b   Menendez, D A ^c   Fertel, Evan R ^d   Fernandez, Ferdinand ^e   Salgado, Camila ^f  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Izon Communications   (United States)

^d VA Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^e VA Medical Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Female sexuality; Hypoactive sexual desire disorder; Orgasm; Psychoevolution; Sexual compatibility; Sexual dysfunction; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

EID: 27644558244     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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