Vulvodynia and vulvar vestibulitis: Challenges in diagnosis and management

American Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1547-1556

  Metts, Julius F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CITRATE CALCIUM; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DESIPRAMINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ESTRADIOL; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMIPRAMINE; METRONIDAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; MYCOLOG; NYSTATIN; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SKIN DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS; VULVODYNIA; VULVOVAGINITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; SKIN DISEASES; TEACHING MATERIALS; VULVAR DISEASES; VULVAR NEOPLASMS; VULVITIS;

EID: 0033559080     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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