Sexual functioning and psychological well-being after uterine artery embolization in women with symptomatic uterine fibroids

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 756-761

  Voogt, Marianne J ^a   De Vries, Jolanda ^b   Fonteijn, Willem ^c   Lohle, Paul N M ^a   Boekkooi, Peter F ^a  

^a Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

leiomyomas; uterine artery embolization; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; ORGASM DISORDER; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651121929     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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