Evaluation of sexual function in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis

Mauro Cozzolino; Elena Rita Magro-Malosso; Elena Rita Magro‐Malosso; Lorenzo Tofani; Maria Elisabetta Coccia

doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2017.12.005

Evaluation of sexual function in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis

Mauro Cozzolino, Elena Rita Magro-Malosso, Elena Rita Magro‐Malosso, Lorenzo Tofani, Maria Elisabetta Coccia

Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives · 2018 · vol. 16 , pp. 6–9 · doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2017.12.005 · PMID:29804777 · W2781747489

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This paper evaluated the sexual function of women diagnosed with deep infiltrating endometriosis.

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Dysmenorrhea Dyspareunia Endometriosis Pelvic Pain Sexual Behavior Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological Adult Dysmenorrhea Dyspareunia Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Pelvic Pain Rectum Rectum Severity of Illness Index Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological Surveys and Questionnaires Vagina

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[4] Effect of laparoscopic surgery for moderate and severe endometriosis on depression, relationship satisfaction and sexual functioning: comparison of patients with and without bowel resection via openalex

[5] Endometriosis and pelvic pain: epidemiological evidence of the relationship and implications via openalex

[6] Excision of the posterior vaginal fornix is necessary to ensure complete resection of rectovaginal endometriotic nodules of more than 2 cm in size via openalex

[7] Health-related quality of life burden of women with endometriosis: a literature review via openalex

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[9] Laparoscopically assisted vaginal management of deep endometriosis inﬁltrating the rectovaginal septum via openalex

[10] Living with endometriosis: The perspective of male partners via openalex

[11] Love is a pain? Quality of sex life after surgical resection of endometriosis: a review via openalex

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[13] Nerve fibres in ovarian endometriotic lesions in women with ovarian endometriosis via openalex

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