Vaginal dryness: A comparison of prevalence and interventions in 11 countries

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2425-2433

  Leiblum, Sandra R ^a   Hayes, Richard D ^b   Wanser, Rita A ^c   Nelson, Jennifer S ^c  

^a New Jersey Center for Sexual Wellness   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

Diminished Vaginal Lubrication; Epidemiology; Sexual Pain; Vaginal Dryness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BOTHERSOMENESS; BRAZIL; CANADA; CONSULTATION; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; LUBRICATION; MENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; THAILAND; UNITED KINGDOM; VAGINAL DRYNESS; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DYSPAREUNIA; HEALTH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALITY; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949091314     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01369.x     Document Type: Article

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