Provoked vestibulodynia: Does pain intensity correlate with sexual dysfunction and dissatisfaction?

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 955-962

  Aerts, Leen ^a   Bergeron, Sophie ^a   Pukall, Caroline F ^b   Khalifé, Samir ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dyspareunia; Genital Pain; Provoked Vestibulodynia; Sexual function; Sexual satisfaction; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL MEASURE OF SEXUAL SATISFACTION; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOKED VESTIBULODYNIA; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; VULVA DISEASE; COITUS; COMPLICATION; ORGASM; PELVIC PAIN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VULVODYNIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COITUS; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ORGASM; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PELVIC PAIN; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VULVODYNIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969218023     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.03.368     Document Type: Article

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