Women's Sexual Function and Dysfunction

Irwin Goldstein MDEditor-in-Chief, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Milton, MA Cindy Meston PhDProfessor of Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas [responsible for the psychologic sections of the textbook]Susan Davis MDJean Hailes Foundation and Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia [responsible for the endocrinologic sections of the textbook]Abdulmaged Traish PhDDepartment of Urology and Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA[responsible for the basic science sectionn of the textbook]

• Section I: History. Section II: Psychological and Biological Etiologic Factors. Epidemiology of Female Sexual Dsyfunction. Psychology. Anatomy. Physiological Mechanisms. Pathophysiological Mechanisms: Desire, Arousal, Orgasm and Pain.Special Issues Concerning Etiology of Female Sexual Dysfunction. Special Issues Concerning Couples. Section III: Psychological and Biological Management. Patient History and Physical Examination. Specialized Laboratory Testing. Psychological Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction. Sexual Pain Disorders. Hormonal Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction. Non-Hormonal Medical Treatment of Female Sexual Dsyfunction. Surgical Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction. Special Issues in the Management of Female Sexual Dsyfunction. Strategies By Health Care Clinicians For Management of Female Sexual Dysfunction. Section IV: Outreach. Education. Future Directions

"This is the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary textbook on female sexual dysfunction. It is a practical guide and a key resource for a wide audience including health care professionals, researchers, educators and affected women. The textbook's 128 contributions are drawn from all five continents." The Society of Authors and the Royal Society of Medicine Book Awards 2006