Pain threshold variations in somatic wall tissues as a function of menstrual cycle, segmental site and tissue depth in non-dysmenorrheic women, dysmenorrheic women and men

Pain

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-197

  Giamberardino, Maria Adele ^a,c   Berkley, Karen J ^b   Iezzi, Sabina ^a   De Bigontina, Paolo ^a   Vecchiet, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Menstrual cycle; Pain thresholds; Reproductive organs; Sex differences; Skin subcutis muscle pain; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; DYSMENORRHEA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030990768     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)03362-9     Document Type: Article

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