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Female sexual dysfunction: Assessment

29/10/2007

Female sexual dysfunction: Assessment
in: Bø K. Berghmans B. Mørkved S. Van Kampen M. (Eds), Evidence-Based Physical Therapy For The Pelvic Floor - Bridging Science and Clinical Practice, Elsevier, Oxford, UK, 2007, p. 266-277
Women’s sexuality has only recently emerged as a central concern after years of neglect in the medical world. The current challenge is to blend together the biological, psychosexual and context-related components of women’s sexual response in a comprehensive and meaningful scenario. In this perspective, the role of pelvic floor function and dysfunction is of the highest importance.

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Keywords:
Ageing Androgens Arousal Disorders Biological Factors Classification Comorbidity Depression Desire Disorders Estrogens Female Dyspareunia / Pain after intercourse Female Sexual Disorders Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) Inflammation Mastcells Menopause / Perimenopause Orgasmic Disorders Pelvic Floor pH Progesterone / Progestins Recurrent Cystitis Sexual Hormones Sexual Medicine Testosterone Urinary Incontinence Uro-Gynaecologic Rehabilitation Vaginismus Vulvar Vestibulitis / Provoked Vestibulodynia / Vulvodynia

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