Prevalence and characteristics of female sexual dysfunction in a sample of women from Upper Egypt

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-223

  Hassanin, Ibrahim M A ^a   Helmy, Yasser A ^a   Fathalla, Mohamed M F ^b   Shahin, Ahmed Y ^b  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

^b ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Female sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; EGYPT; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED WOMAN; ORGASM DISORDER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 76049109435     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.09.031     Document Type: Article

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