Menstrual Cycle

Menstrual Abnormalities

General anesthesia

Nutrition: General Considerations

Pain

Pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in term...

Relief From Menstrual Cramps From Continuous Oral Contraceptive Pills

Taking oral contraceptives continuously, rather than as traditionally prescribed for each cycle, provides earlier relief for moderate to severe menstrual cramps -- dysmenorrhea -- according to researc...

Continuously Taking Birth Control Pills Lowers Pain During Menstrual Cycles

According to a study conducted by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, women who take oral contraceptives continuously experience earlier pain relief from moderate to severe menstrual cramps...

ZEPHYRUS to distribute BioElectronics pain relief therapy devices

ZEPHYRUS, a company specialized in medical device sale, has entered into an agreement to distribute BioElectronics' RecoveryRx postoperative and wound care therapy delivery device, ActiPatch musculosk...

Alfa to distribute BioElectronics pain relief therapy delivery devices

Alfa Medica, a supplier of medical equipments, has entered into an agreement to distribute BioElectronics' RecoveryRx postoperative and wound care therapy delivery device, ActiPatch musculoskeletal pa...

Links Explored Between Physical And Emotional Pain Relief

Though we all desire relief - from stress, work, or pain - little is known about the specific emotions underlying relief. New research from the Association for Psychological Science explores the psych...

Research explores links between physical and emotional pain relief

(Association for Psychological Science) Though we all desire relief -- from stress, work, or pain -- little is known about the specific emotions underlying relief. New research explores the psychologi...

Continuous oral contraceptive pills offer women earlier pain relief

(Penn State) Taking oral contraceptives continuously, rather than as traditionally prescribed for each cycle, provides earlier relief for moderate to severe menstrual cramps -- dysmenorrhea -- accordi...

IUD might ease heavy menstrual bleeding, study suggests

(HealthDay)—Women with heavy menstrual bleeding may find some relief using an intrauterine device, or IUD, containing the hormone levonorgestrel, according to new research.

Pain Perception during Menstrual Cycle.

Sexual hormones influence complex brain function and pain perception. Many psychophysical studies attempted to establish pain perception changes across menstrual cycle in animal models and healthy wom...

Frovatriptan versus almotriptan for acute treatment of menstrual migraine: analysis of a double-blind, randomized, cross-over, multicenter, Italian, comparative study.

The objective of the study was to compare the efficacy and safety of frovatriptan and almotriptan in women with menstrually related migraine (IHS Classification of Headache disorders) enrolled in a mu...

Menstrual cycle disorders in adolescence.

The high prevalence of menstrual disorders during the first years after menarche is well recognized. This is usually a cause of concern for parents and patients, and a common reason for visiting the p...

Pain relief after Frey's procedure for chronic pancreatitis.

BACKGROUND:: Few studies have addressed long-term pain relief after Frey's procedure (local head resection with lateral pancreaticojejunostomy, LR-LPJ) for chronic pancreatitis. This retrospective stu...

The local infiltration of analgesia following total knee replacement: A review of current literature.

Controversy remains regarding the optimal post-operative analgesic regimen following total knee replacement. A delicate balance is required between the provision of adequate pain relief and early mobi...