Female sexual dysfunction

The ideal approach to female sexual dysfunction would be a collaborative effort between therapists and physicians and would include a complete medical and psychosocial evaluation, and inclusion of the partner spouse in the evaluation and treatment process. Despite significant anatomic and embryologi...

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Published inUrologic clinics of North America Vol. 28; no. 2; p. 405
Main Authors Berman, J R, Goldstein, I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2001
Subjects
Animals
Arousal - physiology
Clitoris - physiology
Estrogens - physiology
Female
Humans
Regional Blood Flow
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - diagnosis
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - physiopathology
Testosterone - physiology
Uterus - physiology
Vagina - physiology
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Summary:The ideal approach to female sexual dysfunction would be a collaborative effort between therapists and physicians and would include a complete medical and psychosocial evaluation, and inclusion of the partner spouse in the evaluation and treatment process. Despite significant anatomic and embryologic parallels between men and women, the multifaceted nature of female sexual dysfunction clearly is distinct from that of the man. The clinician cannot approach female patients or their sexual function problems in the same fashion as in male patients. The context in which a woman experiences her sexuality is equally if not more important than the physiologic outcome she experiences, and these issues should be determined before beginning medical therapy or determining treatment efficacies.
ISSN:0094-0143
1558-318X
DOI:10.1016/S0094-0143(05)70148-8