Sexual dysfunction and sexual health concerns in women with diabetes

Practical Diabetes

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 327-331a

  Meeking, Darryl ^a   Fosbury, J A ^b   Cummings, M H ^a  

^a PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Worthing Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contraception; Depression; Female sexual dysfunction; Lubrication; Orgasm; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; INSULIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ANGER; ANXIETY; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DYSPAREUNIA; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FAMILY PLANNING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; IRRITABILITY; LIBIDO DISORDER; LIFESTYLE; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGASM DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; THRUSH; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VAGINAL LUBRICATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84896045965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.1805     Document Type: Review

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