Impact of vaginal surgery on sexuality and quality of life in women with urinary incontinence or genital descensus

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-84

  Helström, Lotti ^a   Nilsson, Bo ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genital descensus; Quality of life; Sexuality; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VASCULARIZATION;

DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 13244267314     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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