A biopsychosocial approach to women's sexual function and dysfunction at midlife: A narrative review

HN Thomas, RC Thurston - Maturitas, 2016‏ - Elsevier
A satisfying sex life is an important component of overall well-being, but sexual dysfunction
is common, especially in midlife women. The aim of this review is (a) to define sexual …

The dual control model: Current status and future directions

J Bancroft, CA Graham, E Janssen… - Journal of sex …, 2009‏ - Taylor & Francis
The Dual Control Model proposes that sexual responses involve an interaction between
sexual excitatory and sexual inhibitory processes. The model further postulates that …

Group mindfulness-based therapy significantly improves sexual desire in women

LA Brotto, R Basson - Behaviour research and therapy, 2014‏ - Elsevier
At least a third of women across reproductive ages experience low sexual desire and
impaired arousal. There is increasing evidence that mindfulness, defined as non-judgmental …

Maintaining sexual desire in long-term relationships: A systematic review and conceptual model

KP Mark, JA Lasslo - The Journal of Sex Research, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
The most universally experienced sexual response is sexual desire. Though research on
this topic has increased in recent years, low and high desire are still problematized in …

Female adolescents, sexual empowerment and desire: A missing discourse of gender inequity

DL Tolman - Sex roles, 2012‏ - Springer
In this commentary, I offer a response to Lamb & Peterson (2011). I base these comments on
the feminist scholarship on adolescent girls' healthy sexuality that Lamb (2010a) critiqued in …

The DSM diagnostic criteria for hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women

LA Brotto - Archives of sexual behavior, 2010‏ - Springer
Abstract Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) is one of two sexual desire disorders in
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and is defined by the …

Beyond masculinity: Testosterone, gender/sex, and human social behavior in a comparative context

SM Van Anders - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Largely based on pre-theory that ties high testosterone (T) to masculinity, and low T to
femininity, high T is mainly studied in relation to aggression, mating, sexuality, and …

Sexual desire discrepancy: A position statement of the European Society for Sexual Medicine

D Marieke, C Joana, C Giovanni, L Erika… - Sexual …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Introduction There is a lack of theoretical and empirical knowledge on how sexual desire
functions and interacts in a relationship. Aim To present an overview of the current …

Women's sexual desire and arousal disorders

LA Brotto, J Bitzer, E Laan, S Leiblum… - The journal of sexual …, 2010‏ - academic.oup.com
Introduction A committee of five was convened to update the chapter on women's sexual
dysfunctions from the perspective of diagnostic issues, pathophysiology, assessment, and …

Why did passion wane? A qualitative study of married women's attributions for declines in sexual desire

KE Sims, M Meana - Journal of sex & marital therapy, 2010‏ - Taylor & Francis
The high prevalence of sexual desire complaints in women have led a number of
researchers and theorists to argue for a reconceptualization of female sexual desire that …