The vulvalgesiometer as a device to measure genital pressure-pain threshold

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1543-1550

  Pukall, Caroline F ^a   Young, Roy A ^b   Roberts, Michael J ^a   Sutton, Katherine S ^a   Smith, Kelly B ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Biomedical Engineering Technologist   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genital pain; Pain threshold; Vestibulodynia; Vulvalgesiometer; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

GENITAL PAIN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEASUREMENTS OF; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; PAIN THRESHOLD; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TREATMENT OUTCOMES; VESTIBULODYNIUM; VULVALGESIOMETER; VULVODYNIA;

HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL PAIN; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VULVALGESIOMETER; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 36949018688     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/28/12/008     Document Type: Article

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