Sexual Functioning During Menopause: Schemas, Hormones, and Race

Abstract

The endocrine changes during menopause may leave some women vulnerable to developing sexual problems, which can decrease sexual satisfaction, quality of romantic relationships, and quality of life. Sexual self-schemas (SSS), cognitive structures that are associated with sexual functioning, have not systematically been examined in women going through menopause. Similarly, SSS have not been examined between racial groups as well as how any variation in SSS between racial groups may differentially impact female sexual functioning during menopause.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 08, 2010
Accession Number
AD1013399

Entities

People

  • Robert D. Clark

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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  • Biomedical

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Cognition
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  • Depression
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Processing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Pain
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
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  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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