Effect of sildenafil on clitoral blood flow and sexual response in postmenopausal women with orgasmic dysfunction

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-119

  Cavalcanti, Ana L ^a   Bagnoli, Vicente R ^a   Fonseca, Ângela M ^a   Pastore, Roberto A ^a   Cardoso, Eduardo B ^a   Paixão, Jucilene S ^a   Soares Jr , José M ^a   Saad, Fabrício ^a   Baracat, Edmund C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clitoral blood flow; Menopause; Orgasmic dysfunction; Sexual function; Sildenafil citrate

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLITORIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GOLOMBOK RUST INVENTORY OF SEXUAL SATISFACTION; HUMAN; ORGASM DISORDER; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46749142831     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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