Quality of sex life in women with endometriosis and deep dyspareunia

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 573-579

  Ferrero, Simone ^a   Esposito, Francesca ^a   Abbamonte, Luiza Helena ^a   Anserini, Paola ^a   Remorgida, Valentino ^a   Ragni, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dyspareunia; Endometriosis; Female sexual dysfunction; Sexuality; Uterosacral ligament

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGAMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGASM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SACRUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT; UTERUS;

EID: 14844314478     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.07.973     Document Type: Article

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