DEPILATION AND EPILATION OF THE INTIMATE ZONE: A COSMETIC TREND AND A MEDICAL RISK
- Authors: DIKKE G.B.1, BEBNEVA T.N.2,3, BOGDASHEVSKAYA O.V.4
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Affiliations:
- F.I. Inozemtsev Academy of Medical Education
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation (RUDN University)
- National Medical Research Center for Endocrinology, Ministry of Health of Russia
- "Fomin Clinic" Multidisciplinary Network
- Issue: No 7 (2022)
- Pages: 121-130
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0300-9092/article/view/249578
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18565/aig.2022.7.121-130
- ID: 249578
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About the authors
Galina B. DIKKE
F.I. Inozemtsev Academy of Medical Education
Email: galadikke@yandex.ru
Dr. Med. Sci., Associate Professor, Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a Course in Reproductive Medicine Saint Petersburg, Russia
Tamara N. BEBNEVA
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation (RUDN University); National Medical Research Center for Endocrinology, Ministry of Health of Russia
Email: bebn@mail.ru
PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Training of Medical Workers of the Medical Institute, RUDN University; Physician, National Medical Research Center for Endocrinology, Ministry of Health of Russia Moscow, Russia
Oksana V. BOGDASHEVSKAYA
"Fomin Clinic" Multidisciplinary Network
Email: moscow@fomin-clinic.ru
chief obstetrician-gynecologist Moscow, Russia
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