High nocturnal body temperatures and disturbed sleep in women with primary dysmenorrhea

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 277, Issue 6 40-6, 1999, Pages

  Baker, Fiona C ^a,c   Driver, Helen S ^a,b   Rogers, Geoffrey G ^a   Paiker, Janice ^a   Mitchell, Duncan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Menstrual cycle; Pain; Prolactin; Rapid eye movement sleep

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0033393921     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1999.277.6.e1013     Document Type: Article

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