Effects of vibratory stimulation on sexual response in women with spinal cord injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 609-616

  Sipski, Marca L ^a   Alexander, Craig J ^a   Gomez Marin, Orlando ^a   Grossbard, Marissa ^a   Rosen, Raymond ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complete injury; Female orgasm disorder; Female sexual dysfunction; Incomplete injury; Lower motor neuron injury; Manual clitoral stimulation; Sexual response; Spinal cord injury; Upper motor neuron injury; Vibratory stimulation

Indexed keywords

PATIENT MONITORING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPLETE INJURY; FEMALE ORGASM DISORDER; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; LOWER MOTOR NEURON INJURY; MANUAL CLITORAL STIMULATION; SEXUAL RESPONSE;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLITORIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORGASM; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINA; VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; VIBRATION;

EID: 33645668330     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2005.01.0030     Document Type: Article

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