Unprovoked vestibular burning in late estrogen-deprived menopause: A case series

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 442-446

  Goetsch, Martha F ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

menopausal dyspareunia; vestibulodynia; vulvar pain; vulvodynia; vulvovaginal atrophy

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MYALGIA; PELVIC FLOOR MYALGIA; PELVIS FLOOR; POSTMENOPAUSE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY URGENCY; VESTIBULAR BURNING; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VULVODYNIA;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; VULVODYNIA;

EID: 84867578578     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: 15260976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e31825c2d28     Document Type: Article

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