Evaluation of Quality of Life and Sexual Satisfaction in Women Suffering from Chronic Pelvic Pain With or Without Endometriosis

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 497-503

  Tripoli, Tatiana M ^a   Sato, Hélio ^a   Sartori, Marair G ^a   De Araujo, Fábio Fernando ^a   Girão, Manoel J B C ^a   Schor, Eduardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic Pelvic Pain; Endometriosis; Quality of Life; Sexual Pain; Sexual Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GOLOMBOK RUST INVENTORY OF SEXUAL SATISFACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VAGINISM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT BREF QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 79551504365     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01976.x     Document Type: Article

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