Women with greater pelvic floor muscle strength have better sexual function

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 497-502

  Martinez, Caroline S ^a   Ferreira, Fernanda V ^a   Castro, Antonio A M ^a   Gomide, Liana B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Muscle strength; pelvic floor muscles; sexual function; sexuality; women's health issues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGASM; ORTIZ SCALE; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; VAGINAL LUBRICATION;

MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES;

ADULT; BODILY SECRETIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORGASM; PELVIC FLOOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899439517     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12379     Document Type: Article

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