Biopsychosocial Predictors of Postmenopausal Dyspareunia: The Role of Steroid Hormones, Vulvovaginal Atrophy, Cognitive-Emotional Factors, and Dyadic Adjustment

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2066-2076

  Kao, Alina ^a   Binik, Yitzchak M ^a,b   Amsel, Rhonda ^a   Funaro, Deana ^c   Leroux, Nathalie ^c   Khalifé, Samir ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive Emotional; Dyadic Adjustment; Dyspareunia; Hormone; Postmenopausal Sexual Pain Disorder; Vulvovaginal Atrophy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; COGNITION; CYTOLOGY; DEPRESSION; DYADIC ADJUSTMENT SCALE; DYSPAREUNIA; EMOTION; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENITAL PAIN; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VAGINA ATROPHY;

EID: 84864526754     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02771.x     Document Type: Article

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