Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 737-747

  Brawn, Jennifer ^a   Morotti, Matteo ^a,b   Zondervan, Krina T ^a   Becker, Christian M ^a   Vincent, Katy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Chronic pelvic pain; Endometriosis; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN STRUCTURE; BRAIN TISSUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EXPERIMENTAL PAIN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN INHIBITION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN; ENDOMETRIOSIS; NEUROIMAGING;

BRAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PELVIC PAIN; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84906050805     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmu025     Document Type: Review

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