Study of Pain Perception in Different Phases of Menstrual Cycle
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: Pain is an unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which is detected by the peripheral afferent nociceptors. In most studies, women report lower pain threshold, more frequent pain and pain of longer duration as compared to men. Earlier studies in animals suggest that gonadal hormones can modulate sensitivity to nociceptive stimuli. Understanding the relationship between the menstrual cycle and pain can contribute significantly to our knowledge of pain processing in women. The present study was undertaken to find out the differences in pain perception during different phases of menstrual cycle. Materials and Methods: The study was a cross sectional study, carried in 65 females in a tertiary hospital. It was aimed to evaluate the variation in the pain perception; pain threshold and pain tolerance in different phases of menstrual cycle i.e. menstrual, follicular, ovulation, early luteal and late luteal phase using cold pressor test. Results: The pain threshold and pain tolerance was significantly increased during late luteal phase i.e there was a decrease in pain perception during late luteal followed by follicular phase. Conclusion: The pain perception varied during different phases of menstrual cycle. This difference was might be due to change in the levels of gonadal hormones during different phases of menstrual cycle.
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Smita J. Mokal, Munira Hirkani, V. Gadkari, Amol Bhalerao
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- EP ID EP533072
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.6.023
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