Can stronger pelvic muscle floor improve sexual function?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 553-556

  Lowenstein, Lior ^a,b   Gruenwald, Ilan ^b   Gartman, Irena ^b   Vardi, Yoram ^b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Duration of muscle contraction; Muscle strength; Pelvic floor muscles; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORGASM; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

EID: 77953015279     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-009-1077-5     Document Type: Article

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