Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome as a cause of sexual pain in women: A diagnosis to consider

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 720-727

  Whitmore, Kristene ^a   Siegel, Judy Fried ^b   Kellogg Spadt, Susan ^c  

^a GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Family Urology Practice   (United States)

^c Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Diagnosis; Dyspareunia; Interstitial cystitis painful bladder syndrome; Nocturia

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ESTROGEN; HEPARIN; HYDROXYZINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADNEXA DISEASE; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BLADDER TRAINING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CYSTALGIA; DIET RESTRICTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NEUROMODULATION; NOCTURIA; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY; URINE CULTURE; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINISM; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS; VULVODYNIA;

EID: 34249098731     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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