Differences between pre- and postmenopausal women in cues for sexual desire

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 364-371

  McCall, Katie ^a   Meston, Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sexual dysfunction; Menopause; Sexual desire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUES FOR SEXUAL DESIRE SCALE; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EMOTIONALITY; EROTISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOVE; LUBRICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGASM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 33947179471     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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