Sexual function in women with urinary incontinence treated by pelvic floor transvaginal electrical stimulation

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 702-707

  Giuseppe, Paradiso Galatioto ^a   Pace, Gianna ^a   Vicentini, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female sexual dysfunction; Transvaginal electrical stimulation; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPAREUNIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRANSVAGINAL ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 34249062682     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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