Pain, psychosocial, sexual, and psychophysical characteristics of women with primary vs. secondary provoked vestibulodynia

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 205-214

  Sutton, Katherine S ^a   Pukall, Caroline F ^a   Chamberlain, Susan ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dyspareunia; Primary; Provoked vestibulodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

EID: 58149493010     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01038.x     Document Type: Article

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