Surgical treatment for the vulvar vestibulitis syndrome

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 256-262

  Traas, Maaike A F ^a   Bekkers, Ruud L M ^a   Dony, Julien M J ^b   Blom, Marlies ^b   van Haren, Anneke W P ^b   Hendriks, Jan C M ^b   Vierhout, Mark E ^b  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVITIS; BARTHOLIN GLAND CYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DYSPAREUNIA; FOLLOW UP; INTERVIEW; LUBRICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVITIS;

EID: 33645453439     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000195058.91506.ae     Document Type: Article

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