PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nierengarten, Mary Beth
ED  - Goetsch, Martha F.
TI  - Comfortable Intercourse for Breast Cancer Survivors with Dyspareunia: Use of Topical Lidocaine to Vulvar Vestibule
DP  - 2014 Jul 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 11--11
VI  - 14
IP  - 7
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/7/11.1.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/7/11.1.full
AB  - For breast cancer survivors who experience moderate or severe penetrative dyspareunia associated with vulvovaginal atrophy, application of a topical liquid lidocaine to the vulvar vestibule prior to penetration can prevent pain and offer these women comfortable intercourse. This article discusses the outcomes of the Therapy to Prevent Sexual Pain in Breast Cancer Survivors trial (NCT01539317).