Do transsexuals have micturition disorders?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 226-230

  Kuhn, Annette ^a   Hiltebrand, Rahel ^a   Birkhäuser, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Micturition disorders; Overactive bladder; Quality of life; Transsexuals; Transurethral injections; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FINASTERIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; NERVE INJURY; ORGAN SIZE; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE EPITHELIUM; PUDENDAL NERVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDUAL URINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRANSSEXUALISM; ULTRASOUND; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WELLBEING;

EID: 33947360732     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.03.019     Document Type: Article

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