How young does vulvo-vaginal pain begin? Prevalence and characteristics of dyspareunia in adolescents

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 927-935

  Landry, Tina ^a   Bergeron, Sophie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Dyspareunia; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Vestibulodynia; Vulvo vaginal pain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TAMPON; VAGINA PAIN; VULVODYNIA;

EID: 63849276912     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01166.x     Document Type: Article

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