The Treatment of Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus and Female Sexual Dysfunction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 219-222

  Burrows, Lara J ^a,b   Creasey, Alia ^c   Goldstein, Andrew T ^b  

^a SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b The Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clobetasol; Lichen Sclerosus; Pimecrolimus; Vulvar Dermatosis

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL; PIMECROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SKIN BIOPSY; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 78650782004     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02077.x     Document Type: Article

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