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Surgical Treatments for Sexual Problems in Women

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Millions of women suffer from dyspareunia. Sexual pain disorders can interfere with quality of life, strain interpersonal relationships, and may preclude sexual activity. There are many causes of dyspareunia. Depending on the etiology of the pain, different treatment modalities should be considered.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA

    Andrew T. Goldstein

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  1. Lara J. Burrows
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Sexual Medicine Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, East 68th Street 353, New York, 10021, New York, USA

    John P. Mulhall

  2. Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Dept. Radiation Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center, Groene Hilledijk 301, Rotterdam, 3075 EA, Netherlands

    Luca Incrocci

  3. Alvarado Hospital, Alvarado Road 6719, San Diego, 92120, California, USA

    Irwin Goldstein

  4. New England Research Institutes, Galen Street 9, Watertown, 02472, Massachusetts, USA

    Ray Rosen

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Burrows, L.J., Goldstein, A.T. (2011). Surgical Treatments for Sexual Problems in Women. In: Mulhall, J., Incrocci, L., Goldstein, I., Rosen, R. (eds) Cancer and Sexual Health. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-916-1_41

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