Women and visceral pain: are the reproductive organs the main protagonists? Mini-review at the occasion of the "European Week Against Pain in Women 2007".
Giamberardino
Maria Adele
MA
Pathophysiology of Pain Laboratory, Ce.S.I., "G. D'Annunzio" Foundation, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti, via Colle del'Ara, 66013 Chieti Scalo (Chieti), Italy. mag@unich.it
D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D010465:Perception; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D014781:Viscera / Q000294:innervation