Comparison of the changes in sexual function of premenopausal and postmenopausal women following transvaginal mesh surgery

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2009-2016

  Long, Cheng Yu ^a   Hsu, Chun Shuo ^b   Wu, Ming Ping ^c   Lo, Tsia Shu ^d   Liu, Cheng Min ^a   Tsai, Eing Mei ^a,e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Chi Mei General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dyspareunia; Functional changes in sexual symptoms following the pelvic organ prolapse surgery; Menopause; Pelvic organ prolapse; Sexual function; Transvaginal mesh repair; Urinary symptom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYSTERECTOMY; INCONTINENCE IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESH SLING; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POP QUANTIFICATION SYSTEM; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMENOPAUSE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TRANSVAGINAL MESH SURGERY; TRANSVAGINAL SLING; UROGENITAL DISTRESS INVENTORY; VAGINA;

EID: 79960445456     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02295.x     Document Type: Article

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