Resources from national and professional organizations, addressing sexual problems, sexual dysfunction, lack of desire and libido changes, sexuality as women age, and problems related to sexuality and sexual intercourse.

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

  • Female sexual problems

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

  • Sexuality and sexual problems

• Association of Reproductive Health Professionals

  • Health & Sexuality: Desire: Understanding Female Sexual Response

  • Health & Sexuality: Lesbian Health

  • Sex and Sexuality Resource Center

• International Lesbian and Gay Association

  • Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health Report

• Mayo Clinic

  • Cancer and loss of libido: How treatment affects desire

  • Kegel exercises: How to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles

  • Testosterone therapy: Does it increase sex drive in menopausal women?

• Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia

• Inhibited sexual desire

• Medscape

  • Women’s Sexual Health Resource Center – from Adolescence to Menopause

• More.com - Celebrating Women 40+

  • Sexuality Issues

• National Institute on Aging

  • Sexuality in later life (Also available En Español)

• National Women's Health Information Center

  • Vaginismus: Finding Hope for Unconsummated Marriages and Female Sexual Pain

• National Women's Health Resource Center

  • Glossary: Sexual Health Terms to Know

  • Healthy Sexuality: Ask the Experts

  • Healthy Sexuality Live Chat: Let's Talk about Sex! with Dr. Sheryl A. Kingsberg - official transcript

  • Fast Facts: Understanding Vaginal Pain and Vulvodynia

  • Midlife Health Center

• Planned Parenthood® Federation of America

• Sexual Problems: When Sex Stops Working (podcast)

• Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

  • New Expectations: Sexuality Education for Mid and Later Life (PDF)

  • Annotated Bibliography: Sexuality in Middle and Later Life
    

• The Women's Sexual Health Foundation

• The Women's Sexual Health Foundation Blog

• Real Women, Real Stories: Share your experiences about illnesses and events that impacted your sexuality and intimacy and read the stories from women like you

• Are you a woman experiencing desire difficulties? (PDF) (Also available En Español)

• Hysterectomy & Your Sexual Response (PDF)

• Are you a woman experiencing sexual difficulties? (PDF) (Also available En Español)

• Talking with your doctor about sexual difficulties (PDF) (Also available En Español)

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