Androgens and sexual dysfunction in naturally and surgically menopausal women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1027-1034

  Alarslan, Demet ^a   Sarandol, Asli ^a   Cengiz, Candan ^a   Develioglu, Osman H ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Androgen; Menopause; Sexual dysfunction; Surgical

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; NATURAL MENOPAUSE; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL MENOPAUSE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TESTOSTERONE CONGENERS; TURKEY;

EID: 80052709702     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01479.x     Document Type: Article

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