Citation

Rosenbaum TY, Owens A. J. Sex. Med. 2008; 5(3): 513-523.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, International Society for Sexual Medicine, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00761.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Introduction.  Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women and men is associated with significant sexual dysfunction. Recently, musculoskeletal factors have been recognized as significant contributors to the mechanism of pelvic pain and associated sexual dysfunction, and in particular, pelvic floor muscle hypertonus has been implicated.