Vaginal laxity: A poorly understood quality of life problem; A survey of physician members of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1435-1448

  Pauls, Rachel N ^a   Fellner, Angela N ^a   Davila, G Willy ^b  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sexual function; Urogynecology; Vaginal laxity; Vaginal looseness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868356558     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1757-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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