Sexual function in endometriosis patients and their partners: Effect of the disease and consequences of treatment

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 762-774

  Pluchino, Nicola ^a,b   Wenger, Jean Marie ^a   Petignat, Patrick ^a   Tal, Reshef ^b   Bolmont, Mylene ^a   Taylor, Hugh S ^b   Bianchi Demicheli, Francesco ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

endometrosis; hormonal treatment; sexual function; surgery

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DANAZOL; DESOGESTREL; DIENOGEST; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; LETROZOLE; LEUPRORELIN; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TRIPTORELIN;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIBIDO DISORDER; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SLEEP DISORDER; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VAGINAL LUBRICATION; ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; PELVIC PAIN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84997834629     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmw031     Document Type: Article

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