Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6143849 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2015 | 34 Pages |
Abstract
Both experimental assessment of pelvic floor pain thresholds and measurement of sustained pain are independently associated with pelvic pain phenotypes. These findings suggest systematic clinical assessment of the time course of provoked pain symptoms, which occurs over seconds for mechanical pain thresholds vs minutes for aftersensation pain, would be helpful in identifying the fundamental mechanisms of pelvic floor pain. Longitudinal studies of therapies differentially targeting these discrete mechanisms are needed to confirm their clinical significance.
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Authors
Kevin M. PhD, Insiyyah Y. MD, Kristen E. RN, MS, Frank F. MD, MPH,