Effects of menstrual cycle on experimental pain thresholds;Influence du cycle menstruel sur le seuil de la douleur expérimentale

Douleur et Analgesie

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-76

  Besson, M ^a   Piguet, V ^a   Desmeules, Jules ^a   Kondo Oestreicher, M ^a   Grandjean, R ^a   Hermann, F ^a   Dayer, P ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Menstrual cycle; Nociceptive flexion reflex; Oral contraception; Pain; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OVULATION; PAIN THRESHOLD;

EID: 4043144258     PISSN: 1011288X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03012811     Document Type: Article

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