Sexual Functioning in Women Using Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Systems as Compared to Copper Intrauterine Devices

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1065-1073

  Enzlin, Paul ^a,b   Weyers, Steven ^b,c   Janssens, Dirk ^c,d   Poppe, Willy ^b,c   Eelen, Christa ^c,g   Pazmany, Els ^a   Elaut, Els ^e   Amy, Jean Jacques ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Flemish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (VVOG)   (Belgium)

^d Gynaecologische Dienst Broedersstraat   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^g Department of Otorhinolaryngology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cu IUD; LNG IUS; Nonpermanent contraception; Partner relation; Psychology; Reversible; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; LEVONORGESTREL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYADIC ADJUSTMENT SCALE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGASM DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SHORT SEXUAL FUNCTIONING SCALE;

EID: 84859269811     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02266.x     Document Type: Article

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