A prospective study examining the anatomic distribution of nerve density in the human vagina

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 979-987

  Pauls, Rachel ^a   Mutema, George ^a   Segal, Jeffrey ^b   Silva, W Andre ^c   Kleeman, Steven ^a   Dryfhout, Ma Vicki ^a   Karram, Mickey ^a  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Pacific Northwest Urogynecology Urogynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy (gross and microscopic); Central nervous system control; Neurophysiologic studies of sexual function

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; INNERVATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY NERVE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VAGINA INNERVATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 33750468316     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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