title: Approaching sexual issues in primary care.
abstract: This article outlines the typical phases in the development and maintenance of healthy female sexual functioning, and highlights the problems related to sexual functioning that women may present in a primary care practice. The author discusses an approach to the sexual problems of women subjected to trauma and those with certain psychiatric illnesses, and the effect of psychotropic medications on sexual functioning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, USA.
authors.forename: Marcia J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002979:Climacteric / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D003267:Contraception / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology; D019529:Sexuality / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents