Deep dyspareunia and sex life after laparoscopic excision of endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1142-1148

  Ferrero, S ^a   Abbamonte, L H ^a   Giordano, M ^a   Ragni, N ^a   Remorgida, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep dyspareunia; Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Sex life; Uterosacral ligament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGAMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGASM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT; ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34347219420     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del465     Document Type: Article

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