Sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain in men: A male sexual pain disorder?

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 182-205

  Davis, Seth N P ^a   Binik, Yitzchak M ^a   Carrier, Serge ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; HYDROCORTISONE; SERTRALINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREVALENCE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COITUS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; PROSTATITIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SEXUALITY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COITUS; COMORBIDITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; PROSTATITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 67650110607     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230802716310     Document Type: Review

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