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Sexuality and menopause.

J Frock1, J Money

  • 1Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, Calif.

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
|January 1, 1992
PubMed
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Postmenopausal women

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Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Endocrinology
  • Women's Health
  • Sexual Medicine

Background:

  • Postmenopausal sexual health is influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
  • Sexual well-being changes during menopause are not always negative.
  • Partner availability does not always correlate with sexual health decline.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate sexual well-being in postmenopausal women.
  • To explore factors influencing postmenopausal sexual health.
  • To assess the impact of androgen therapy on sexual function.

Main Methods:

  • Pilot study involving 20 postmenopausal women.
  • Assessment of erotosexual ideation, imagery, and practices.
  • Exploration of correlations between sexual well-being and partner availability.

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Main Results:

  • Sexual well-being deterioration was not inevitable, even when anticipated.
  • Deterioration in sexual well-being was not always linked to reduced partner availability.
  • Most participants reported stable or improved erotosexual functioning.

Conclusions:

  • Postmenopausal sexual health is complex and multifactorial.
  • Androgen therapy may improve sexual function in postmenopausal women.
  • Non-masculinizing androgen dosages show therapeutic potential.