Pain Perception to the Cold Pressor Test during the Menstrual Cycle in Relation to Estrogen Levels and a Comparison with Men

Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 132-141

  Hellström, Birgitta ^a   Lundberg, Ulf ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cold pressor pain; Estrogen; Gender; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLD; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0034172668     PISSN: 1053881X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02688772     Document Type: Article

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