Menopause and Sexuality

Kimberley Thornton; Judi Chervenak; Genevieve Neal-Perry

doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2015.05.009

Menopause and Sexuality

Kimberley Thornton, Judi Chervenak, Genevieve Neal-Perry

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Abstract

Sexuality is an important component in the lives of menopausal women. Despite the importance of sexual function in menopausal women, sexual dysfunction increases with age. Age-related decline in sexual function may significantly reduce quality of life, making recognition of sexual dysfunction by physicians important for getting menopausal women effective care. Sexual dysfunction can result from multiple etiologies including psychosocial factors, medication side effects, vulvovaginal atrophy, chronic illness, or hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Discovering the etiology and identifying modifiable factors of the sexual function will help define appropriate treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	649-661
Number of pages	13
Journal	Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
Volume	44
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecl.2015.05.009
State	Published - Sep 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Hormone therapy
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder
Menopause
Sexuality
Vulvovaginal atrophy

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Endocrinology

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