Long-Term Psychosexual and Anatomical Outcome after Vaginal Dilation or Vaginoplasty: A Comparative Study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1842-1851

  Callens, Nina ^a   De Cuypere, Griet ^a   Wolffenbuttel, Katja P ^b   Beerendonk, Catharina C M ^c   van der Zwan, Yvonne G ^d   van den Berg, Marjan ^b   Monstrey, Stan ^a   Van Kuyk, Maaike E ^c   De Sutter, Petra ^a   Dessens, Arianne B ^d   Cools, Martine ^a   Hoebeke, Piet ^a   Van Hoecke, Eline ^a   Weyers, Steven ^a   Van Hoorde, Birgit ^a   Stockman, Sabine ^a   Roelens, Kristien ^a   T'Sjoen, Guy ^a   Drop, Stenvert L S ^d   Madern, Gerard C ^d   Laven, Joop S E ^d   ten Kate Booij, Marianne J ^d   Bolt, Hanneke M ^d   van Kuyk, Maaike ^c   Otten, Bartho J ^c   Claashen van der Grinten, Hedi L ^c   Kortmann, Barbara B M ^c   van Kuppenveld, Jet H ^c   more..

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disorders of sex development; Neovagina; Psychosexual functioning; Vaginal agenesis; Vaginal dilation; Vaginal hypoplasia; Vaginoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL VAGINAL HYPOPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCESSIVE MUCUS PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DISTRESS SCALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LUBRICATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL DISTRESS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINA STRICTURE; VAGINAL DILATION;

EID: 84863519993     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02747.x     Document Type: Article

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