Effects of appraisal of sexual stimuli on sexual arousal in women with and without superficial dyspareunia

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 476-485

  Brauer, Marieke ^a   Ter Kuile, Moniek M ^a   Laan, Ellen ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Dyspareunia; Sexual arousal; Vaginal photoplethysmography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL PAIN; HUMAN; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; STIMULUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VIDEOTAPE;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PULSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINA;

EID: 67651174604     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9371-8     Document Type: Article

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