Yoga in female sexual functions

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2 PART 2, 2010, Pages 964-970

  Dhikav, Vikas ^a   Karmarkar, Girish ^b   Gupta, Richa ^d   Verma, Myank ^d   Gupta, Ruchi ^c   Gupta, Supriya ^e   Anand, Kuljeet S ^a  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

^b DY Patil Medical College   (India)

^c POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d Krishna Hospital   (India)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sexual dysfunctions; Female sexual function index; Female sexual functions; Female sexuality; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; YOGA; ANALGESIA; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MIDDLE AGED; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649116836     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01580.x     Document Type: Article

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