Penile size and the 'small penis syndrome'

BJU International

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1449-1455

  Wylie, Kevan R ^a,b   Eardley, Ian ^a,c  

^a SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Body dysmorphophobia; Erectile dysfunction; Micropenis; Penis size; Small penis

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; FLUOXETINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PIMOZIDE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; EGO; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SMALL PENIS SYNDROME; TRACTION THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; PENIS ERECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SYNDROME;

EID: 34447300753     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06806.x     Document Type: Article

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