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Combination of Hormonal and Psychological Treatment for Female Sexual Unresponsiveness: a Comparative Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Anthony Carney ,
John Bancroft  and
Andrew Mathews
Anthony Carney
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford
John Bancroft
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford
Andrew Mathews
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford
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Summary

Thirty-two couples with the presenting problem of female sexual unresponsiveness were treated in a controlled study using a balanced factorial design. Treatment involved a combination of drug therapy and counselling. Half the subjects received testosterone and half diazepam, half received weekly and half monthly counselling. They were assessed before treatment, at the end of treatment and at six months follow-up.

Those receiving testosterone did significantly better on a number of behavioural and attitudinal measures than the diazepam group. There were no notable differences in outcome between the two counselling regimes. There were no undesirable side-effects with the testosterone.

Further work is needed to establish the indications for testosterone therapy for unresponsive women.

Type
Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 133 , Issue 4 , October 1978 , pp. 339 - 346
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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