ArticleJournal of pain research2018
The comorbidities of dysmenorrhea: a clinical survey comparing symptom profile in women with and without endometriosis.
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- Questionnaires for the Assessment of Central Sensitization in Endometriosis: What Is the Available Evidence? A Systematic Review with a Narrative Synthesis.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Pooled it
- Predictive markers of endometriosis: a future perspective.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Review
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- Development of the COMPASS model of endometriosis: A COmprehensive model of pain encompassing agency, systemic factors and sense making.British journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- A Correlation Between Migraine and Endometriosis and Its Clinical Implications-A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Using language to identify a bladder pain component in women with Dysmenorrhoea-Related Pelvic Pain: A cross-sectional study.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2024Article
- Survey of General Practitioner Perspectives on Endometriosis Diagnosis, Referrals, Management and Guidelines in New Zealand.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Pain from Internal Organs and Headache: The Challenge of Comorbidity.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- An accessible, non-invasive tool for endometriosis diagnosis reveals an association between age at symptom onset and endometriosis symptom prevalence.Journal of endometriosis and pelvic pain disorders · 2024Article
- The psychometric properties test of the Malay version of the endometriosis health profile-30.Saudi medical journal · 2023Article
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- Clinical features of migraine with onset prior to or during start of combined hormonal contraception: a prospective cohort study.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2022Article
- Ibero-American Endometriosis Patient Phenome: Demographics, Obstetric-Gynecologic Traits, and Symptomatology.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2021Article
- Impact of Endometriosis on Life-Course Potential: A Narrative Review.International journal of general medicine · 2021Review
- The Relationship Between Androgens and Days per Month of Period Pain, Pelvic Pain, Headache, and TLR4 Responsiveness of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Young Women with Dysmenorrhoea.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
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- Androgens, Endometriosis and Pain.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2021Review
- Primary Dysmenorrhea in Relation to Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Status: A Systematic Review of Case-Control Studies.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responses in Women with Endometriosis-Related Chronic Pelvic Pain.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2020Article
- Type of Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Characteristics and Symptoms in Nursing Students in Southern Spain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeDysmenorrhea is a common disorder that substantially disrupts the lives of young women. The frequency of 14 associated symptoms both within and outside the pelvis was determined. PATIENTS AND
methodsSymptom questionnaires were completed by 168 women with dysmenorrhea, allocated to three groups based on their diagnostic status for endometriosis confirmed (Endo+), endometriosis excluded (Endo-), or endometriosis diagnosis unknown (No Lap). Those with endometriosis confirmed were further divided into current users (Endo+ Hx+) and non-users of hormonal treatments (Endo+ Hx-). Users of hormonal treatments were further divided into users (Endo+ Hx+ LIUCD+) and non-users (Endo+ Hx+ LIUCD-) of a levonorgestrel-releasing intra-uterine contraceptive device (LIUCD). The frequency and number of symptoms within groups and the effect of previous distressing sexual events were sought.
resultsWomen with and without endometriosis lesions had similar symptom profiles, with a mean of 8.5 symptoms per woman. Only 0.6% of women reported dysmenorrhea alone. The presence of stabbing pelvic pains was associated with more severe dysmenorrhea (
conclusionAdditional symptoms are common in women with dysmenorrhea, and do not correlate with the presence or absence of endometriosis lesions. Our study supports the role of central sensitization in the pain of dysmenorrhea. The presence of stabbing pelvic pains was associated with increased severity of dysmenorrhea, days per month of dysmenorrhea, days per month of pelvic pain, and a diagnosis of migraine headache. A past history of distressing sexual events is associated with an increased number of pain symptoms.
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