Influence of estrogen levels on thermal perception, pain thresholds, and pain tolerance: Studies on women undergoing in vitro fertilization

Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 459-466

  Stening, Kent D ^a,b   Berg, Göran ^a   Hammar, Mats ^a   Voster, Helene ^a   Eriksson, Olle ^a   Amandusson, Åsa ^c   Blomqvist, Anders ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; in vitro fertilization; pain thresholds; pain tolerance; quantitative sensory testing

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; NAFARELIN ACETATE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MALE; MODULATION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; UPREGULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLD TEMPERATURE; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; SEX FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84860699239     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.01.446     Document Type: Article

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