Sexual pharmacology

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Sexual pharmacology

edited by Alan J. Riley, Malcolm Peet, Catherine Wilson

Oxford University Press, 1993

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Written by leading figures in the fields of sexual medicine and psychopharmacology, this book discusses the effects on sexual function of both prescribed and non-prescribed drugs. Set in the context of current understanding of the underlying biochemical and physiological basis of sexuality, it will be prove valuable for prescribing physicians and pharmacologists in order to avoid unnecessary distress and discomfort for their patients.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Pharmacological targets for the control of male and female sexual behaviour
  • 2. The effect of dopaminergic and serontinergic agents on the lordosis response in female rats
  • 3. Animal models of human sexual behaviour
  • 4. Experimental approaches for the development of pharmacological therapies for erectile dysfunction
  • 5. Evaluation of drug effects on human sexual function
  • 6. The nature of sexual desire and its modification by drugs
  • 7. Antihypertensive medication and sexual problems
  • 8. The effect on sexual function of anticonvulsants, antiparkinsonian and other miscellaneous drugs
  • 9. Psychiatric drugs and sexuality
  • 10. Recretational drugs and sexuality
  • 11. Pharmacotherapy for sexual dysfunction: current status

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