Fertility and Sterility
Volume 79, Issue 3 , Pages 572-576 , March 2003

Seeking help for sexual function complaints: what gynecologists need to know about the female patient’s experience

  • Laura Berman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology and Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Laura Berman, Ph.D., UCLA Female Sexual Medicine Center, 924 Westwood Boulevard, Suite 515, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA (FAX: 310-794-2490).
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  • Jennifer Berman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology and Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Stan Felder, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Network for Excellence in Women’s Sexual Health (NEWSHE), USA
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  • Dan Pollets, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Boston University, Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Sachin Chhabra, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Boston University, Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Marie Miles, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology and Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Jennifer Ann Powell, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology and Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

Received 22 February 2002 ,Revised 12 July 2002 ,Accepted 12 July 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04695-2

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 79, Issue 3 , Pages 572-576 , March 2003

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