Sexual dysfunction-a silent hurt: Issues on treatment awareness

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1322-1329

  Adegunloye, Olushola Abejide ^a   Ezeoke, Grace Gwabachi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Epidemiology of Sexual Dysfunction; Prevalence; Relationship Satisfaction; Sexual Satisfaction; Stigma; Treatment Issues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORGASMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; INTERVIEW; LUBRICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGASM DISORDER; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955127235     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02090.x     Document Type: Article

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