Sexual dysfunction after uterine artery embolization

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 755-758

  Lai, Alexander C ^a   Goodwin, Scott C ^a   Bonilla, Sheila M ^a   Lai, Annie P ^a   Yegul, Tugce ^a   Vott, Subha ^a   DeLeon, Mabel ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroid; Sexual dysfunction; Uterine arteries, therapeutic blockade; Uterus, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL RISK; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0034125207     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61635-2     Document Type: Article

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