The impact of mid-urethral slings for the treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence on female sexual function: A multicenter prospective study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2002-2008

  Filocamo, Maria Teresa ^a   Serati, Maurizio ^b   Frumenzio, Emanuela ^c   Marzi, Vincenzo Li ^d   Cattoni, Elena ^b   Champagne, Alison ^e   Salvatore, Stefano ^b   Nicita, Giulio ^d   Costantini, Elisabetta ^c  

^a Ospedale SS Annunziata Savigliano   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sexual function; Mid urethral slings; TVT; TVT O; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROPUBIC PROCEDURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SYMPTOM; TRANSOBTURATOR TAPE; URETHRA SURGERY; URODYNAMIC STRESS INCONTINENCE;

EID: 79960448505     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02278.x     Document Type: Article

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