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4 - Sexual dysfunction, including hypoactive sexual desire disorder: Diagnosis and treatment recommendations

from Section 1 - Managing the basics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2015

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Ricki Pollycove  and
James A. Simon
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Leo Plouffe, Jr  and
Botros R. M. B. Rizk
Leo Plouffe, Jr
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Botros R. M. B. Rizk
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University of South Alabama
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Androgens in Gynecological Practice , pp. 38 - 54
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Print publication year: 2015

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