Female sexual dysfunction in obstetrics and gynecology

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 527-537

  Srivastava, Rashmi ^a   Thakar, Ranee ^a   Sultan, Abdul ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; APOMORPHINE; ARGININE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; PHENTOLAMINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; TESTOSTERONE;

ACNE; AGING; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREAM; DESENSITIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GEL; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MENOPAUSE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; TABLET; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINE INCONTINENCE; VACUUM; WELLBEING; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; GYNECOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PELVIC FLOOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 59649128577     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e31817f13e3     Document Type: Review

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