Menopause and sexuality: Prevalence of symptoms and impact on quality of life

Maturitas

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-141

  Nappi, Rossella E ^a,b   Lachowsky, Michèle ^c  

^a Research Center for Reproductive Medicine   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Androgens; Female sexual dysfunction; Menopause; Oestrogens

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN;

AGING; CLIMACTERIUM; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER; HYSTERECTOMY; MENOPAUSE; ORGASM DISORDER; OVARIECTOMY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; STRESS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VAGINAL DRYNESS;

AGED; AGING; ANDROGENS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 67349245462     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2009.03.021     Document Type: Review

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