title: Pain at midlife.
abstract: Although menopause is a normal developmental milestone through which all women pass, the transition has been long associated with chronic pain conditions that may be more accurately viewed as secondary to aging. Clinicians need to understand management of pain problems women may experience. This article examines pain syndromes including headache, back pain, osteoarthritis, pelvic pain, vulvo-vaginal pain, and burning mouth syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, CT 06536-0740, USA. maryellen.rousseau@yale.edu
authors.forename: Mary Ellen
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: Sarabeth F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D012307:Risk Factors; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D016387:Women's Health