Sex & fertility

Sexuality in women — References & further reading

For further reading about sexuality in perimenopause and menopause, we recommend the following:

The Wisdom of Menopause, by Christiane Northrup, MD, a co-founder of Women to Women.

Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and Personal Growth Program for Women, by Julia R. Heiman, PhD & Joseph LoPiccolo, PhD.

For Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality, by Lonnie Barbach, PhD.

For Women Only, by Jennifer Berman, MD & Laura Berman, PhD.

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Original Publication Date: 11/30/2003
Last Modified: 08/17/2009
Principal Authors: Marcy Holmes, NP, Certified Menopause Clinician
& Dixie Mills, MD

"I haven't felt this good in years."

After a partial hysterectomy in her late 40's, Betsy asked her doctor for the lowest-dose estradiol patch. She felt it helped with the hot flashes she experienced after her surgery, but she still suffered from fatigue, depression and loss of sexual desire.

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