title: Female sexual dysfunction: barriers to treatment.
abstract: Treatment of female sexual dysfunction is a new and evolving area of nursing and medical care. The focus of this article is to create awareness of barriers women experience when seeking treatment for sexual dysfunction from health care professionals.
authors.affiliation: Sexual Medicine and Wellness Center, Methodist Physicians Women's Clinic, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feldhaus-Dahir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004517:Education, Professional; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011287:Prejudice; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000628:therapy*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States