Woman and partner-perceived partner responses predict pain and sexual satisfaction in Provoked Vestibulodynia (PVD) couples

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3715-3724

  Rosen, Natalie O ^a   Bergeron, Sophie ^a   Leclerc, Bianca ^a   Lambert, Bernard ^b   Steben, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dyspareunia; Pain; Partner Responses; Provoked Vestibulodynia; Sexual Satisfaction; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOKED VESTIBULODYNIA; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; VAGINA PAIN;

EID: 78049460476     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01957.x     Document Type: Article

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