Procreative sex in infertile couples: The decay of pleasure?

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Marci, Roberto ^a   Graziano, Angela ^a   Piva, Isabella ^a   Lo Monte, Giuseppe ^a   Soave, Ilaria ^a   Giugliano, Emilio ^a   Mazzoni, Silvia ^a   Capucci, Roberta ^a   Carbonara, Maria ^a   Caracciolo, Stefano ^a   Patella, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assisted Reproductive Technology; Infertility; Psycho sexology; Psychology; Sexual behavior; Sexual disorders; Sexual dysfunction; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGASM; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; VAGINAL LUBRICATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84869876633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-140     Document Type: Article

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