PSY BEH 118D Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Helen Singer Kaplan, Premature Ejaculation, Hypersexuality
23 Jan 2014
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Chapter 10: sexuality and the life cycle ~ adulthood: independent reading, sex and the single person (pages 241-244, early adulthood is a time of maturing and defining sexual identity. Learning to communicate, navigating intimacy, and taking responsibility are part of the maturation process: most adults eventually marry, but opportunities are limited after age 25 due to changes in social structures. May be helpful for the relief of physical discomfort (hot flashes) and some sexual problems (lack of vaginal lubrication) Treatment often includes both estrogen and progesterone, and testosterone may also be added. Somewhat controversial; protects from osteoporosis but increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Risk of breast cancer reduced somewhat in women who only use estrogen. Risk for women taking combined hrt doesn"t increase significantly until after 7 years, and then is small. Risk of ovarian cancer increases after 5 years; primarily to women who have had a hysterectomy buth with intact ovaries (8% of hrt users)
