Sexual dysfunction in chronic liver disease: Is liver transplantation an effective cure?

Transplantation

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1425-1429

  Burra, Patrizia ^a   Germani, Giacomo ^a   Masier, Annalisa ^a   De Martin, Eleonora ^a   Gambato, Martina ^a   Salonia, Andrea ^b   Bo, Patrizio ^c   Vitale, Alessandro ^a   Cillo, Umberto ^a   Russo, Francesco Paolo ^a   Senzolo, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Cittadella Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Liver cirrhosis; Liver transplantation; Quality of life; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954087987     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181e1f1f6     Document Type: Review

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