Effects of multiple sclerosis on female sexuality: A controlled study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 481-486

  Gumus, Haluk ^a   Akpinar, Zehra ^b   Yilmaz, Halim ^c  

^a Konya Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Konya Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic Illness; Depression; Female; Multiple Sclerosis; Pain; Sexual Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN SEVERITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COITUS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

CHRONIC ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; COITUS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84904066492     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12397     Document Type: Article

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