APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Hormonal Cycle Effects on Reliability of Thermal Pain Sensitivity Measures
- Julie Parsons
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health; National Institutes of Health - Elizabeth (Liz) Necka
National Institutes of Health - Lauren Atlas
National Institutes of Health
Abstract
Women who participated in multiple pain tasks and completed menstrual cycle questionnaires (n = 31) were evaluated to see if hormonal fluctuations affected pain measure reliability. Participants using contraceptives had a significantly smaller difference between sessions for the start of pain detection (threshold) and consistency in ratings (r2 trim).
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