Periurethral Injection of Polyacrylamide Hydrogel for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence: The Impact on Female Sexual Function

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3255-3263

  Leone Roberti Maggiore, Umberto ^a   Alessandri, Franco ^a   Medica, Mauro ^b   Gabelli, Maurizio ^b   Venturini, Pier Luigi ^a   Ferrero, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Sestri Levante   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female sexual function; Periurethral injection; Stress urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

BULKAMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; POLYACRYLAMIDE HYDROGEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSURIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84870593823     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02955.x     Document Type: Article

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