Chronic vulvar and other gynecologic pain: Prevalence and characteristics in a self-reported survey

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-9

  Bachmann, Gloria A ^a   Rosen, Raymond ^a   Arnold, Lauren Denise ^a   Burd, Irina ^a   Rhoads, George G ^a   Leiblum, Sandra R ^a   Avis, Nancy ^a  

^a Clinical Academic Building ^*

Author keywords

Pain; Vulvar diseases; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTHRITIS; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STRESS; SYMPTOM; VAGINITIS; VULVODYNIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VULVAR DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 31644448421     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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