Ultrasonographic and doppler findings of subclinical clitoral microtraumatisms in mountain bikers and horseback riders

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 464-468

  Battaglia, Cesare ^a   Nappi, Rossella Elena ^b   Mancini, Fulvia ^a   Cianciosi, Arianna ^a   Persico, Nicola ^a   Busacchi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clitoris; Microlithiasis; Saddle; Sport; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLITORAL MICROLITHIASIS; CLITORIS; CYCLING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; MCCOY FEMALE SEXUALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINAL INJURY;

EID: 59349114893     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01124.x     Document Type: Article

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