Clitoral atrophy: A case series

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 584-587

  Amsterdam, Alison ^a   Krychman, Michael ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clitoral atrophy; Female sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLITORIS HYPERTROPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DYSPAREUNIA; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; LOCAL THERAPY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NEUROPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SKIN CANCER; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA PAIN; VAGINAL DRYNESS; VAGINISM;

EID: 59349118160     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01044.x     Document Type: Article

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