The incidence of women's experiences of lack of sexual arousal increases in the years
around the natural menopause transition. This raises the questions to what extent are sexual …

Introduction Definitions and terminology for female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) are
currently being debated. While some authors have suggested that FSAD is more a …

The increasing number of breast cancer patients who suffer from menopausal symptoms is
mainly due to the extensive use of adjuvant treatments in the younger women. Both short …

Objective The potential contribution of psychological and anatomical changes to sexual
dysfunction following hysterectomy is not clear. Radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer …

BACKGROUND: Dyspareunia, or pain during sexual intercourse, is among the problems
most frequently reported by postmenopausal women. Past literature has almost …

Background Sexual function after hysterectomy can be a concern for patients, and research
remains inconclusive about changes in sexual function associated with hysterectomy. Aim …

OBJECTIVE: To review and describe physiologic measures of assessing sexual function in
women. DESIGN: Literature review. SETTING: Studies that use instruments designed to …

Objectives CLOSER investigated how postmenopausal vaginal atrophy ('vaginal discomfort')
affects relationships between women and their partners. Study design CLOSER involved …

Sexual motivation is an abstract concept referring to the mechanisms determining the
responsivity to sexually relevant stimuli. This responsivity determines the likelihood of …

Radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy (RHL) for cervical cancer causes
damage to the autonomic nerves, which are responsible for increased vaginal blood flow …