Chapter 1. Fifty years of female sexual dysfunction research and concepts
Chapter 2. History of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
Chapter 3. Prevalence of women’s sexual problems in the USA
Chapter 4. Prevalence data in Europe
Chapter 5. Worldwide prevalence and correlates
Chapter 6. Assessing the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction with surveys
Chapter 7. Women’s sexuality in context: relationship factors and female sexual function
Chapter 8. Cognitive and affective processes in female sexual dysfunctions
Chapter 11. Anatomy of female genitalia
Chapter 12. Innervation of the vagina and vulva
Chapter 13. Histology and immunohistochemical studies of female genital tissue
Chapter 14. Anatomy of the pelvic floor and pelvic organ support system
Chapter 15. Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying sexual arousal
Chapter 16. Neuroendocrine factors in sexual desire and motivation
Chapter 17. Neurophysiology of female genital sexual response
Chapter 18. Vascular physiology of female sexual function
Chapter 19. Modulation of female genital sexual arousal by sex steroid hormones
Chapter 20. Animal models in the investigation of female sexual function and dysfunction
Chapter 21. Mechanisms involved in desire and arousal dysfunction
Chapter 22. Pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in genital arousal dysfunction
Chapter 23. Biogenesis of sex steroid hormones
Chapter 24. The physiology and pathophysiology of the female orgasm
Chapter 25. Sexual pain disorders: pathophysi ologic factors
Chapter 27. Sexual function in the menopause and perimenopause
Chapter 28. Medical conditions associated with female sexual dysfunction
Chapter 29. Breast cancer and its effect on women’s body image and sexual function
Chapter 30. Pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period
Chapter 31. Oral contraceptives and sexuality
Chapter 33. Sexual function in women with women: lesbians and lesbian relationships
Chapter 34. Sexual function in women with men: partners with sexual dysfunction
Chapter 35. Classification and diagnosis of female sexual disorders
Chapter 36. Medical history, including gynecologic history
Chapter 37. Psychosocial history
Chapter 39. Physical examination in female sexual dysfunction
Chapter 40. Blood flow: vaginal photoplethysmography
Chapter 42. Blood flow: duplex Doppler ultrasound
Chapter 43. Blood flow: heated electrodes
Chapter 44. Neurologic testing: quantified sensory testing
Chapter 45. Neurophysi ologic evaluation of female genital innervation
Chapter 46. Measurement of circulating levels of total and free testosterone
Chapter 47. History of psychologic treatments
Chapter 48. Psychologic assessment and selfreport questionnaires in women
Chapter 49. Psychologic-based desire and arousal disorders
Chapter 50. Female orgasmic disorder: treatment strategies and outcome results
Chapter 51. Difficult cases: psychologic treatment of desire, arousal and orgasm disorders
Chapter 52. Assessment, treatment strategies and outcome results: perspective of pain specialists
Chapter 53. Overview of vulvar pain: pain related to a specific disorder and lesion-free pain
Chapter 54. Physical therapy for female sexual dysfunction
Chapter 55. Medical management: perspective of the sexual medicine physician
Chapter 56. Management by anesthetic blocks
Chapter 57. Difficult cases: treatment of sexual pain disorders
Chapter 58. Available therapies and outcome results in premenopausal women
Chapter 59. Available therapies and outcome results in transition and postmenopausal women
Chapter 60. Difficult cases: hormonal treatment of desire, arousal and orgasm disorders
Chapter 61. Nonhormonal medical treatment options for female sexual dysfunction
Chapter 62. Difficult cases: medical treatment of female sexual dysfunction
Chapter 63. Sexual pain disorders involving pathology within the vestibule
Chapter 64. Difficult cases: surgical treatment of female sexual dysfunction
Chapter 65. Clinical trials in female sexual dysfunction
Chapter 67. Dermatologic disorders resulting in sexual dysfunction
Chapter 68. Cancer, sexuality and sexual expression
Chapter 69. Spinal cord injury
Chapter 70. Neurologic disorders: female neurosexology
Chapter 71. Hysterectomy and alternative therapies
Chapter 72. Sexuality and genital cutting
Chapter 73. Persistent sexual arousal syndrome and clitoral priapism
Chapter 74. Role of the primary care and internal medicine clinician
Chapter 75. The role of the psychologist
Chapter 76. Role of the psychiatrist
Chapter 77. Role of the female urologist/ urogynecologist
Chapter 78. Role of the nonphysician health-care clinician
Chapter 79. Integration of medical and psychologic diagnosis and treatment
Chapter 80. Medical student curricula/sexual medical education
Chapter 81. Patient outreach and education