Longitudinal changes in sexual functioning as women transition through menopause: Results from the study of women's health across the nation

Menopause

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 442-452

  Avis, Nancy E ^a   Brockwell, Sarah ^b   Randolph, John F ^c   Shen, Shunhua ^b   Cain, Virginia S ^d   Ory, Marcia ^e   Greendale, Gail A ^f  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Diverse populations; Menopause; Sexual functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; MASTURBATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; UTERUS; VAGINA PAIN; VAGINAL DRYNESS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGING; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASTURBATION; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUALITY;

EID: 67649863826     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181948dd0     Document Type: Article

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