Orgasmic Disorders in Women

Standard Practice in Sexual Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 334-341

  Whipple, Beverly ^a   Graziottin, Alessandra ^b,c  

^a Board of International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health   (United States)

^b Center of Gynecology and Medical Sexology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive role; Orgasmic disorders; Sexual medicine; Sexual stimulation; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889360915     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755235.ch24     Document Type: Chapter

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