Sexual Function and Quality of Life for Women with Mild-to-Moderate Stress Urinary Incontinence

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 461-467

  Liebergall Wischnitzer, Michal ^a   Paltiel, Ora ^a   Hochner Celnikier, Drorit ^a   Lavy, Yuval ^a   Manor, Orly ^a   Woloski Wruble, Anna Carol ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Pelvic organ prolapse; Quality of life; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH AND URINARY LEAKAGE QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE SEXUAL QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINARY INCONTINENCE SEXUAL QUESTIONNAIRE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84055212763     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00076.x     Document Type: Article

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