Treatment of lifelong vaginismus in traditional Islamic couples: A prospective study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1054-1061

  Yasan, Aziz ^a   Akdeniz, Nurten ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mod of marriage; Sex therapy; Traditional culture; Vaginismus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIGION; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; VAGINISM;

EID: 63849267314     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01154.x     Document Type: Article

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