Consultation and treatment history and causal attributions in an online sample of women with lifelong and acquired vaginismus

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 251-258

  Reissing, Elke D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Causal Attribution; Dyspareunia; Treatment; Vaginismus; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEAR; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL EDUCATION; VAGINA DILATATION; VAGINISM;

EID: 84855345558     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02534.x     Document Type: Article

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