Female sexual function, dysfunction, and pregnancy: Implications for practice

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 438-446

  Murtagh, Jessica ^a  

^a Access Community Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyspareunia; Female sexual dysfunction; Female sexual function; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Sexual behavior; Sexual health; Sexual history; Sexual intercourse; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSPAREUNIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIBIDO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77955933385     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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