Female sexual function evaluation of the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and transobturator suburethral tape (tot) incontinence surgery: Results of a prospective study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 387-393

  Pace, Gianna ^a   Vicentini, Carlo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Mazzini Hospital Urology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Sexual function; Stress urinary incontinence; Tension Free vaginal tape

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; FEVER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION DISORDER; ORGASM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANSOBTURATOR TAPE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINARY URGENCY; URODYNAMICS; VAGINA DISEASE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 38849133631     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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