The varied nature of women's sexuality: Unresolved issues and a theoretical approach

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 717-729

  Bancroft, J ^a   Graham, C A ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Sexual arousal; Sexual desire; Sexuality; Testosterone; Vaginal response; Women

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE;

CLITORIS; COITUS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LIBIDO; LIFESPAN; MASTURBATION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; ORGASM; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VAGINA;

ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MASTURBATION; ORGASM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; TESTOSTERONE; VAGINA;

EID: 79957599381     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.01.005     Document Type: Review

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