Vaginal lubrication in women with scleroderma and Sjogren's syndrome

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-113

  Chris Saad, S ^a   Pietrzykowski, J E ^b   Lewis, Sheila S ^c   Stepien, Arlene M ^d   Latham, Virginia Anne ^d   Messick, Sherry ^d   Ensz, Shelley L ^e   Wetherell, Carol ^d   Behrendt, Andrew E ^f  

^a Chris' Corner Inc   (United States)

^b Jaimes and Associates   (United States)

^c Lewis Dayco   (United States)

^d Scleroderma Foundation of Maryland   (United States)

^e Scleroderma Foundation of Minnesota   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Scleroderma; Sjogren's syndrome; Vaginal lubrication

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; ATENOLOL; CALCITRIOL; DIAZEPAM; DILTIAZEM; DOXAZOSIN; ENALAPRIL MALEATE; FLUOXETINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS TRIAMTERENE; LANSOPRAZOLE; NIFEDIPINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; TRAZODONE; VENLAFAXINE; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCLERODERMA; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; VAGINA SECRETION;

EID: 0344131913     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021468216623     Document Type: Article

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