Influence of PDE5 inhibitor on MRI measurement of clitoral volume response in women with FSAD: A feasibility study of a potential technique for evaluating drug response

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-110

  Yang, C C ^a   Cao, Y Y ^a   Guan, Q Y ^a   Heiman, J R ^b   Kuffel, S W ^c   Peterson, B T ^d   Maravilla, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Kinsey Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Clitoris; Drug response; Female sexual arousal disorder; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLITORIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER;

CLITORIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SULFONES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 38149080467     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901625     Document Type: Article

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