Surgical menopause: Effects on psychological well-being and sexuality

Menopause

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 586-591

  Shifren, Jan L ^a   Avis, Nancy E ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral oophorectomy; Hysterectomy; Psychological well being; Sexual function; Surgical menopause

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPAREUNIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MENOPAUSE; MENORRHAGIA; MENTAL HEALTH; OVARIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SURGICAL MENOPAUSE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OVARIECTOMY; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALITY;

EID: 34248172431     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318032c505     Document Type: Review

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