Vaginismus and dyspareunia: Is there a difference in clinical presentation?

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-155

  De Kruiff, M E ^a   Ter Kuile, M M ^a   Weijenborg, P T M ^a   Van Lankveld, J J D M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical presentation; Dyspareunia; Vaginismus; Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COITUS; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOSOMATICS; SELF EVALUATION; SEXOLOGY; TENSION; VAGINISM;

EID: 0033780895     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674820009075622     Document Type: Article

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