Genital discomfort: yeast, trichomonas and bacterial vaginosis are only the tip of the iceberg.

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol

Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

Published: July 2017

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