Adjusting hormones and constructing desires

New materialisations of female sexuality in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID15098671
AuthorsF Rohden (0000-0003-3355-6841, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume21
Issue9
Pages1045-1058
Publication date2019-09-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2018.1534141
PMID30612507
OpenAlexW2908597313
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited31

This paper presents the findings from a study conducted in Brazil among doctors specialised in the treatment of sexual problems. Its focus is on medical treatments and approaches related to female sexuality. According to the accounts provided by professionals, the most common 'problem' they encountered among women was lack of sexual desire in the period around menopause. In line with current principles of sexual medicine, they concurred that this issue resulted from declining hormone production. This paper discusses how pharmaceutical treatments have facilitated the materialisation of female desire in terms of the presence or absence of testosterone, paradoxically the hormone most commonly associated with masculinity

Gynecology · Hormone · Human sexuality · Masculinity · Menopause · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Sexuality, and Education · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History of Medicine and Tropical Health · Medicine · Psychology · Endocrinology

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