Genetic and environmental risk factors for sexual distress and its association with female sexual dysfunctionA Burri
Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King s College London, UK
Psychol Med 41:2435-45. 2011
..Here, for the first time, we explored the epidemiology of sexual distress and its putative aetiological relationship to FSD by estimating the influence of genetic and environmental risk factors...
Genetic and environmental influences on female sexual orientation, childhood gender typicality and adult gender identityAndrea Burri
Biological and Experimental Psychology Group, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 6:e21982. 2011
..However, researchers have been unable to resolve the genetic and non-genetic components that contribute to the covariation between these traits, particularly in women...
A multivariate twin study of female sexual dysfunctionAndrea Burri
Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King s College London, St Thomas Hospital, London, UK
J Sex Med 9:2671-81. 2012
..Clarifying causative mechanisms may enhance current psychiatric nosology...
The etiological relationship between anxiety sensitivity, sexual distress, and female sexual dysfunction is partly genetically moderatedAndrea Burri
Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, Kings College London, London, UK
J Sex Med 9:1887-96. 2012
..However, previous correlational research indicates that sexual distress in women may be related to general anxiety per se rather than being an outcome of FSD...
The relationship between same-sex sexual experience, sexual distress, and female sexual dysfunctionAndrea Burri
Biological and Experimental Psychology Group, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
J Sex Med 9:198-206. 2012
..There is little research estimating the occurrence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in women with same-sex sexual experience and none incorporating a key feature of standardized DSM-IV diagnoses-sexual distress...
A genome-wide association study of female sexual dysfunctionAndrea Burri
Biological and Experimental Psychology Group, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 7:e35041. 2012
..Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is an important but controversial problem with serious negative impact on women's quality of life. Data from twin studies have shown a genetic contribution to the development and maintenance of FSD...
Replication of psychometric properties of the FSFI and validation of a modified version (FSFI-LL) assessing lifelong sexual function in an unselected sample of femalesAndrea Burri
Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King s College London, St Thomas Hospital, London, UK
J Sex Med 7:3929-39. 2010
..However, studies aiming to dissect the underlying pathoetiology-especially biophysiological factors-often require assessment of sexual function over a broader time frame...
Recent and lifelong sexual dysfunction in a female UK population sample: prevalence and risk factorsAndrea Burri
Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King s College, London, UK
J Sex Med 8:2420-30. 2011
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