Request for operative reduction of the labia minora; a proposal for a practical guideline for gynecologists

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 230-234

  Paarlberg, K Marieke ^a,c   Weijenborg, Philomeen Th M ^b  

^a Gelre Teaching Hospitals Apeldoorn   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Gelre Teaching Hospitals   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Female genitalia; Guideline; Labia; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LABIAPLASTY; LABIUM MINUS; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VULVA; VULVA DISEASE;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SURGERY, PLASTIC; VULVA;

EID: 57449117969     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820802291942     Document Type: Article

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