Standard Operating Procedures for Female Orgasmic Disorder: Consensus of the International Society for Sexual Medicine

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-82

  Laan, Ellen ^a   Rellini, Alessandra H ^b   Barnes, Tricia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c TBA Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Consensus; Female Orgasmic Disorder; Recommendations; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARGININE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; MIRTAZAPINE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE; TIBOLONE;

ANORGASMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; BODY IMAGE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COITUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEMALE ORGASM DISORDER; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASTURBATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL STRESS; ORGASM DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION; THINKING; YOGA;

EID: 84872864847     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02880.x     Document Type: Article

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