Vulvodynia: The challenge of “unexplained” genital pain

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 503-513

  Graziottin, Alessandra ^a,d   Castoldi, Elena ^b   Montorsi, Francesco ^c   Salonia, Andrea ^c   Maga, Tommaso ^c  

^a IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^b Center of Medical Sexology and Gynecology   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PAIN; PELVIS FLOOR; VULVODYNIA;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 0034861051     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713846809     Document Type: Article

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