Topical Anesthetic (Lidocaine-Prilocaine) Cream Application Before Speculum Examination in Postmenopausal Women

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 350-355

  Keskin, Aktepe Esra ^a   Onaran, Yuksel ^a   Duvan, Iltemur Candan ^a   Simavli, Serap ^a   Kafali, Hasan ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lidocaine; Postmenopause; Prilocaine; Speculum examination; Topical anesthetic

Indexed keywords

EMLA; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; PAIN; PARITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING HABIT; SPECULUM EXAMINATION; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRILOCAINE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860372121     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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