The Effect of Prolapse Surgery on Vaginal Sensibility

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1239-1245

  Lakeman, Mariëlle M E ^a   van der Vaart, C Huub ^b   Laan, Ellen ^a   Roovers, Jan Paul W R ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Prolapse Surgery; Sexual Function; Vaginal Sensation and Sexual Well Being; Vaginal Sensibility; Vaginal Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORGASMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GENITAL PAIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINAL DRYNESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 79953305846     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02175.x     Document Type: Article

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