Hormones and sexuality during transition to menopause

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 831-840

  Gracia, Clarisa R ^a,b   Freeman, Ellen W ^a   Sammel, Mary D ^a   Lin, Hui ^a   Mogul, Marjori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Penn Fertility Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LUBRICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; ORGASM; PAIN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANDROSTERONE; COHORT STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 34147151657     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000258781.15142.0d     Document Type: Article

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