The presentation of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3439-3448

  Maserejian, Nancy N ^a   Shifren, Jan L ^b   Parish, Sharon J ^c   Braunstein, Glenn D ^d   Gerstenberger, Eric P ^a   Rosen, Raymond C ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Female; Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder; Premenopausal; Sexual Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOOD DISORDER; ORGASM; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; STRESS;

EID: 77957359090     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01934.x     Document Type: Article

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