Umbilical hypersensitivity in women with primary vestibulodynia

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 413-416

  Burrows, Lara J ^a   Klingman, Daisy ^a   Pukall, Caroline F ^a   Goldstein, Andrew T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Pain measurement; Pain threshold; Umbilicus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY VESTIBULODYNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY VESTIBULODYNIA; UMBILICUS; UROGENITAL SINUS; VULVAGESIOMETER; VULVODYNIA;

EID: 47149108348     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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