Spinal cord injury influences psychogenic as well as physical components of female sexual ability

Spinal Cord

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 349-359

  Anderson, K D ^a,e   Borisoff, J F ^b   Johnson, R D ^c   Stiens, S A ^d   Elliott, S L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Intercourse; Orgasm; Quality of life; Sexual function; Sexual stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGASM; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SENSATION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; AROUSAL; COITUS; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; ORGASM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VAGINA;

EID: 34247844444     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101979     Document Type: Review

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