Effects of sex, phase of the menstrual cycle and gonadal hormones on pain in healthy humans

Biological Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-191

  Ring, Christopher ^a   Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Jet J C S ^a   Kavussanu, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Menstrual cycle; Pain; Progesterone; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHLEBOTOMY; PROGESTERONE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65849416830     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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