The effect of pelvic organ prolapse on sexual function in a general cohort of women

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3957-3962

  Tok, Ekrem C ^a   Yasa, Osman ^a   Ertunc, Devrim ^a   Savas, Aysun ^a   Durukan, Huseyin ^a   Kanik, Arzu ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Sexual Function; Urinary Incontinence during Sexual Activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 78649887047     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01940.x     Document Type: Article

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