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Are sexual problems more common in women who have had a tubal ligation? A population-based study of Australian women

  1. A Smith1,
  2. A Lyons1,
  3. J Ferris1,
  4. J Richters2,
  5. M Pitts1,
  6. J Shelley3

Article first published online: 14 JAN 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02469.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 117, Issue 4, pages 463–468, March 2010

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Smith, A., Lyons, A., Ferris, J., Richters, J., Pitts, M. and Shelley, J. (2010), Are sexual problems more common in women who have had a tubal ligation? A population-based study of Australian women. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 117: 463–468. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02469.x

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  1. 1

    Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society (ARCSHS), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

  2. 2

    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

  3. 3

    School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

*Prof. A Smith, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University, 215 Franklin Street, Melbourne, Vic. 3000, Australia. Email anthony.smith@latrobe.edu.au

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 14 JAN 2010
  3. Accepted 11 November 2009. Published Online 14 January 2010.

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