Age-of-onset of menopause is associated with enhanced painful and non-painful sensitivity in fibromyalgia

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 975-981

  Martinez Jauand M ^a   Sitges, C ^a   Femenia, J ^a   Cifre, I ^a   Gonzalez S ^b   Chialvo, D ^b   Montoya, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Fibromyalgia; Menopause; Non pain thresholds; Pain thresholds

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; COLD SENSATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; NOCICEPTION; ONSET AGE; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HORMONES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84880139796     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-013-2212-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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