Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 174-180 , July 2005

The relative effects of hormones and relationship factors on sexual function of women through the natural menopausal transition

Presented at the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, Atlanta, Georgia, October 28–31, 2004.

  • Lorraine Dennerstein, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Lorraine Dennerstein, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3010 (FAX: 613-9347-4127).
    • ,
  • Philippe Lehert, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    • Faculty of Economics, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium
    • ,
  • Henry Burger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Received 7 June 2004 ,Accepted 17 January 2005.

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PII: S0015-0282(05)00602-3

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.01.119

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 174-180 , July 2005

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