Insight into the treatment of vulvar pain: A survey of clinicians

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1404-1409

  Updike, Glenn M ^a,b   Wiesenfeld, Harold C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Vulvar pain; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GABAPENTIN; INTERFERON; STEROID; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; COLPOSCOPY; DATA ANALYSIS; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LIFESTYLE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; STATISTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SECTION; UNITED STATES; VAGINITIS; VESTIBULECTOMY; VULVA DISEASE; VULVODYNIA;

EID: 25844467838     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.02.102     Document Type: Article

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