Does lubrication of the vaginal speculum reduce pain during a gynecologic oncology examination?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 184, Issue , 2015, Pages 84-88

  Gungorduk, Kemal ^a   Ozdemir, Aykut ^a   Gökçü, Mehmet ^a   Sanci, Muzaffer ^a  

^a TEPECIK EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gynecologic malignancy; Lubricating gel; Speculum examination

Indexed keywords

GLEITGELEN; LUBRICATING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DILATATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GEL; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGINAL LUBRICATION; VAGINAL SPECULUM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DEVICES; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; LUBRICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; LUBRICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84920577322     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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