Physiology of female sexual function and dysfunction

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. S1, 2005, Pages

  Berman, J R ^a  

^a Rodeo Drive Women's Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Evaluation; Female sexual dysfunction; Pathophysiology; Physiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRATEST; ESTROGEN; LEUCINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NM 1870; NORLEUCINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; STERYLLEUCINE; TESTOSTERONE; TIBOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOTEM;

ACNE; AUTOMUTILATION; BREAST CANCER; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLITORIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSPAREUNIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NAUSEA; NERVE FIBER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OILY SKIN; ORGANIC IMPOTENCE; ORGASM DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC IMPOTENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL AVERSION DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VAGINAL DRYNESS; VAGINISM; VOMITING; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TESTOSTERONE; VAGINA;

EID: 30044441385     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901428     Document Type: Review

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