Sensory changes during the ovulatory phase of the menstrual

Eur J Pain · Jan 2001

Sensory changes during the ovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle in healthy women.

This study compared the pain sensitivity in healthy women at the abdomen and lower back (presumed referral areas of menstrual pain), thigh and arm (control areas), in the menstrual, ovulatory, luteal and premenstrual phases of confirmed ovulatory cycles, with that of males. The pressure pain threshold (PPT) and pinch pain threshold (PiPT) was determined by an electronic pressure algometer, heat pain threshold (HPT) by a contact thermode and tactile threshold (TT) with von Frey hairs. The abdominal PPT was significantly lower in females in all menstrual phases as compared to the control sites ( p<0.0007). ⋯ During the ovulatory phase, the HPT was significantly reduced at the abdomen and the PPT at the back compared with the menstrual, luteal and premenstrual phases (p<0.0002). There were no within-menstrual phase variations in the PiPT and TT at any site, or for the HPT and PPT at the control areas. The reduced thresholds in menstruating women may be due to the presence of latent uterine algogenic stimuli, and the increased levels of oestrogen and leuteinizing hormone at ovulation may enhance nociception by acting both at the peripheral and central level, resulting in the hypersensitivity changes at the abdomen and lower back areas.

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- P Bajaj, L Arendt-Nielsen, and H Madsen.
- Laboratory for Experimental Pain Research, Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, DK-9220, Denmark. prb@smi.auc.dk
- Eur J Pain. 2001 Jan 1;5(2):135-44.
AbstractThis study compared the pain sensitivity in healthy women at the abdomen and lower back (presumed referral areas of menstrual pain), thigh and arm (control areas), in the menstrual, ovulatory, luteal and premenstrual phases of confirmed ovulatory cycles, with that of males. The pressure pain threshold (PPT) and pinch pain threshold (PiPT) was determined by an electronic pressure algometer, heat pain threshold (HPT) by a contact thermode and tactile threshold (TT) with von Frey hairs. The abdominal PPT was significantly lower in females in all menstrual phases as compared to the control sites ( p<0.0007). The abdominal and lower back HPT was significantly lower in females in all menstrual phases compared with control areas, and to the sites in males ( p<0.002). The TT was significantly reduced in females compared with males ( p< 0.013). There was no difference in the PiPT between females and males. In males, the HPT, PPT and TT were not different within any site. During the ovulatory phase, the HPT was significantly reduced at the abdomen and the PPT at the back compared with the menstrual, luteal and premenstrual phases (p<0.0002). There were no within-menstrual phase variations in the PiPT and TT at any site, or for the HPT and PPT at the control areas. The reduced thresholds in menstruating women may be due to the presence of latent uterine algogenic stimuli, and the increased levels of oestrogen and leuteinizing hormone at ovulation may enhance nociception by acting both at the peripheral and central level, resulting in the hypersensitivity changes at the abdomen and lower back areas.Copyright 2001 European Federation of Chapters of the International Association for the Study of Pain Copyright 2001 European Federation of Chapters of the International As;;;Er the Study of Pain.

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