Vulvar Pain Syndromes: Vestibulodynia

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 502-509

  Stone Godena, Teri ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

allodynia; chronic pain; vestibulodynia; vulvar hygiene; vulvar pain

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTACID AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZOCAINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BUPIVACAINE; CALCIUM; CAPSAICIN; DESIPRAMINE; EMLA; GABAPENTIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VAGICAINE; VAGISIL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANORGASMIA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSTIPATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISABILITY; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE BURNING; NAUSEA; NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEDATION; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUALITY; SOMNOLENCE; THEORY; VULVODYNIA; WEIGHT GAIN; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SYNDROME; VULVAR DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33750344251     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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