Heightened cold pain and pressure pain sensitivity in young female adults with moderate-to-severe menstrual pain.

This study investigated the association between menstrual pain severity and psychophysical measures of cold and pressure pain sensitivity. A cross-sectional design was used with young women (n = 432) from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study. Menstrual pain severity and oral contrac...

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Main Authors: Slater, Helen, Paananen, M., Smith, Anne, O'Sullivan, Peter, Briggs, Andrew, Hickey, M., Mountain, J., Karppinen, Jaro, Beales, Darren
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25109