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Effects of non-ablative vaginal erbium:YAG laser treatment for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: a case series (UNICORN-2 study)

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Pages S14-S17 | Received 25 Nov 2019, Accepted 27 Nov 2019, Published online: 30 Oct 2020

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