Vulvodynia, a step-wise therapeutic prospective cohort study

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 648-650

  Ventolini, G ^a   Barhan, S ^a   Duke, J ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Dysaethesias; Dyspareunia; Therapy; Vulvodynia; Vulvovaginal

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCONAZOLE; GABAPENTIN; NORTRIPTYLINE; PENICILLIN V;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TREATMENT DURATION; UREAPLASMA INFECTION; VULVODYNIA;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VULVODYNIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350664682     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610903095882     Document Type: Article

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