title: Sexual activity and background variables among Finnish middle-aged women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize the associations of sexual experience, orgasm experience, and lack of sexual desire with background variables.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaire was mailed to population-based samples (n=5510, 70% response) of soon-to-be-menopausal (aged 42-46 years) and menopausal (aged 52-56 years) women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Being married/having a spouse meant more sexual activity for both groups but also the likelihood to experience lack of sexual desire. Hormones emerged as the most important perceived reason for lack of sexual desire.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings indicated a discrepancy between the reported frequencies of sexual experiences/orgasms with spouse and lack of desire.
authors.affiliation: Department of Teacher Education, and Institute of Biomedicine, Center for Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Turku, Turku/Finland. ansa.ojanlatva@utu.fi
authors.forename: Ansa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ojanlatva
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Helenius
authors.forename: Kirsi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jokinen
authors.forename: Jari
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sundell
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mäkinen
authors.forename: Päivi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rautava
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires