Physical therapy treatment of persistent genital arousal disorder during pregnancy: A case report

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1306-1310

  Rosenbaum, Talli Yehuda ^a  

^a Inner Stability   (Israel)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor; Persistent genital arousal; Physical therapy; Pregnancy; Pudendal nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLITORIS; COMPULSION; EDEMA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASTURBATION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PERSISTENT GENITAL AROUSAL DISORDER; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGGER POINT; VULVA;

EID: 77950817578     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01654.x     Document Type: Article

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