Vaginismus and Dyspareunia: Relationship with General and Sex-Related Moral Standards

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 223-231

  Borg, Charmaine ^a   De Jong, Peter J ^a   Weijmar Schultz, Willibrord ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservative values; Dyspareunia; Liberal values; Sex related attitudes; Sexual pain disorders; Sexual morality; Vaginismus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHWARTZ VALUE SURVEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DISGUST QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; VAGINISM;

EID: 78650778154     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02080.x     Document Type: Article

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