Psychosexual correlates of persistent postsurgical pain in patients with vulvodynia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-228

  Eanes, Alisa ^a   Bair, Eric ^a,b   Martin, Caitlin ^a,c   Iyer, Priya ^a,d   Zolnoun, Denniz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Postoperative pain; Psychology; Treatment outcomes; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL PHENOMENA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOMATIZATION; VAGINA PAIN; VESTIBULECTOMY; VULVODYNIA;

EID: 79955953869     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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