Prolapse-related knowledge and attitudes toward the uterus in women with pelvic organ prolapse symptoms

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 209, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 481.e1-481.e6

  Good, Meadow M ^a   Korbly, Nicole ^b   Kassis, Nadine C ^c   Richardson, Monica L ^d   Book, Nicole M ^e   Yip, Sallis ^g   Saguan, Docile ^h   Gross, Carey ⁱ   Evans, Janelle ^f   Harvie, Heidi S ^j   Sung, Vivian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f CHRIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

attitudes; hysterectomy; knowledge; prolapse; uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PLASTIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; UTERUS; VAGINA PESSARY;

EID: 84886792768     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.06.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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