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A study of possible associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor 2 gene and female sexual desire.
The journal of sexual medicine - 1 Mar 2015
Gunst Annika, Jern Patrick, Westberg Lars, Johansson Ada, Salo Benny, Burri Andrea, Spector Tim, Eriksson Elias, Sandnabba N Kenneth, Santtila Pekka
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INTRODUCTION: Female sexual desire and arousal problems have been shown to have a heritable component of moderate size. Previous molecular genetic studies on sexual desire have mainly focused on genes associated with neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin. Nevertheless, there is reason to believe that hormones with more specific functions concerning sexuality could have an impact on sexual desire and...
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