Does vaginal size impact sexual activity and function?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 447-452

  Schimpf, Megan O ^a,j   Harvie, Heidi S ^a   Omotosho, Tola B ^b   Epstein, Lee B ^c   Jean Michel, Marjorie ^d   Olivera, Cedric K ^e   Rooney, Kristin E ^f   Balgobin, Sunil ^g   Ibeanu, Okechukwu A ^h   Gala, Rajiv B ⁱ   Rogers, Rebecca G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Florida Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive   (United States)

^d BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^e SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Women's Continence Center of Greater Rochester   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^j NONE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Genital hiatus; Questionnaires; Sexual activity; Sexual function; Total vaginal length; Vaginal anatomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; VAGINA;

EID: 77953215940     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-009-1051-2     Document Type: Article

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