Long-term follow-up of female patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia from 21-hydroxylase deficiency, with special emphasis on the results of vaginoplasty

BJU International

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 253-258

  Krege, S ^a,c   Walz, K H ^b   Hauffa, B P ^c   Korner I ^a   Rubben H ^a  

^a Clinic of Urology   (Germany)

^b Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Long term follow up; Sexual activity; Timing of operation; Vaginoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STENOSIS; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033867074     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00789.x     Document Type: Article

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