Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8752420 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2018 | 31 Pages |
Abstract
Abdominal muscle activity may contribute to cramping pain in primary dysmenorrhea but is resolvable with naproxen. Dysmenorrheic patients without cramp-associated abdominal muscle activity exhibit widespread pain sensitivity (lower pressure pain thresholds) and are more likely to also have a chronic pain diagnosis, suggesting their cramps are linked to changes in central pain processes. This preliminary study suggests new tools to phenotype menstrual pain and supports the hypothesis that multiple distinct mechanisms may contribute to dysmenorrhea.
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Authors
Folabomi A. PhD, Frank. F. MD, MPH, Saaniya Farhan, Ellen F. BSN, Nicole D. BS, Genevieve E. BS, Kevin M. PhD,