The influence of menstrual phases on pain modulation in healthy women

Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 646-655

  Rezaii, Taraneh ^a   Hirschberg, Angelica Lindén ^a   Carlström, Kjell ^a   Ernberg, Malin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; gonadal steroid hormones; masseter muscle; menstrual cycle; pain modulation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MASSETER MUSCLE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84862995019     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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