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The relationship between fibromyalgia and pressure pain threshold in patients with dyspareunia
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the number of tender points, pressure pain threshold and presence of fibromyalgia among women with or without dyspareunia. METHODS: The present cross-sectional study included 40 patients with dyspareunia and 30 healthy controls. The participants were asked if they had engaged...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4447156/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25996766 |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the number of tender points, pressure pain threshold and presence of fibromyalgia among women with or without dyspareunia. METHODS: The present cross-sectional study included 40 patients with dyspareunia and 30 healthy controls. The participants were asked if they had engaged in sexual intercourse during the previous four weeks, and dyspareunia was rated from 0 to 3 based on the Marinoff Dyspareunia Scale. A pressure algometer (dolorimeter) was used to measure the pressure pain threshold. Fibromyalgia was diagnosed based on the 1990 American College of Rheumatology criteria. The depression status of the participants was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory. RESULTS: No statistically significant difference was found with regard to age, body mass index, habits (alcohol use and smoking), educational status and occupational status between the two groups. Total myalgic score, total control score and tender point mean pain threshold were significantly lower in the group with dyspareunia. The number of tender points was significantly higher in patients with dyspareunia. The mean Beck Depression Inventory score was 14.7±8.4 in the dyspareunia group compared with 11.2±7.1 in the control group. Five (12.5%) of the patients with dyspareunia were diagnosed with fibromyalgia, whereas no patients in the control group were diagnosed with fibromyalgia. There was no significant difference between the two groups with regard to the presence of fibromyalgia. CONCLUSION: The finding of lower pressure pain thresholds and a higher number of tender points among patients with dyspareunia suggests that these patients may have increased generalized pain thresholds. Additional studies involving a larger number of patients are required to investigate the presence of central mechanisms in the pathogenesis of dyspareunia. |
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spelling | pubmed-44471562015-06-02 The relationship between fibromyalgia and pressure pain threshold in patients with dyspareunia Terzi, Hasan Terzi, Rabia Kale, Ahmet Pain Res Manag Original Article OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the number of tender points, pressure pain threshold and presence of fibromyalgia among women with or without dyspareunia. METHODS: The present cross-sectional study included 40 patients with dyspareunia and 30 healthy controls. The participants were asked if they had engaged in sexual intercourse during the previous four weeks, and dyspareunia was rated from 0 to 3 based on the Marinoff Dyspareunia Scale. A pressure algometer (dolorimeter) was used to measure the pressure pain threshold. Fibromyalgia was diagnosed based on the 1990 American College of Rheumatology criteria. The depression status of the participants was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory. RESULTS: No statistically significant difference was found with regard to age, body mass index, habits (alcohol use and smoking), educational status and occupational status between the two groups. Total myalgic score, total control score and tender point mean pain threshold were significantly lower in the group with dyspareunia. The number of tender points was significantly higher in patients with dyspareunia. The mean Beck Depression Inventory score was 14.7±8.4 in the dyspareunia group compared with 11.2±7.1 in the control group. Five (12.5%) of the patients with dyspareunia were diagnosed with fibromyalgia, whereas no patients in the control group were diagnosed with fibromyalgia. There was no significant difference between the two groups with regard to the presence of fibromyalgia. CONCLUSION: The finding of lower pressure pain thresholds and a higher number of tender points among patients with dyspareunia suggests that these patients may have increased generalized pain thresholds. Additional studies involving a larger number of patients are required to investigate the presence of central mechanisms in the pathogenesis of dyspareunia. Pulsus Group Inc 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4447156/ /pubmed/25996766 Text en © 2015, Pulsus Group Inc. All rights reserved This open-access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC BY-NC) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits reuse, distribution and reproduction of the article, provided that the original work is properly cited and the reuse is restricted to noncommercial purposes. For commercial reuse, contact support@pulsus.com |
spellingShingle | Original Article Terzi, Hasan Terzi, Rabia Kale, Ahmet The relationship between fibromyalgia and pressure pain threshold in patients with dyspareunia |
title | The relationship between fibromyalgia and pressure pain threshold in patients with dyspareunia |
title_full | The relationship between fibromyalgia and pressure pain threshold in patients with dyspareunia |
title_fullStr | The relationship between fibromyalgia and pressure pain threshold in patients with dyspareunia |
title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between fibromyalgia and pressure pain threshold in patients with dyspareunia |
title_short | The relationship between fibromyalgia and pressure pain threshold in patients with dyspareunia |
title_sort | relationship between fibromyalgia and pressure pain threshold in patients with dyspareunia |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4447156/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25996766 |
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