Outcomes of revision perineoplasty for persistent postpartum dyspareunia

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-139

  Woodward, Ashley P ^a   Matthews, Catherine A ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyspareunia; Granulation tissue; Obstetric perineal laceration repair; Perineal trauma; Revision perineoplasty

Indexed keywords

GRANULATION; HEALTH; TISSUE;

COHORT STUDIES; DYSPAREUNIA; PERINEAL TRAUMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVISION PERINEOPLASTY; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; T-TESTS;

REPAIR;

EID: 80053105001     PISSN: 21518378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e3181cc8702     Document Type: Article

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