Dysparcunia, vaginismus, hyperactivity of the pelvic floor and botulin' toxin: The neurologist' role;Dispareunia, vaginismo, iperattività del muscolo elevatore e tossina botulinica: Il ruolo del neurologo

Giornale Italiano di Ostetricia e Ginecologia

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 264-268

  Bertolasi, L ^a   Bottanelli, M ^a   Graziottin, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botulin' toxin; Dyspareunia; Hyperactivity of the pelvic floor; Neurologist; Vaginismus; Vulvar vestibulitis

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ARTICLE; DYSPAREUNIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VAGINISM;

EID: 33747251621     PISSN: 03919013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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