Sexual activity and satisfaction in healthy community-dwelling older women

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-43

  Trompeter, Susan E ^a,b   Bettencourt, Ricki ^c   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Female sexual function; Libido; Sexual activity; Sexual satisfaction; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMOTION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL CLASS; VAGINA; VAGINAL LUBRICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84455167561     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.07.036     Document Type: Article

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