Cine MRI during spontaneous cramps in women with menstrual pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The lack of noninvasive methods to study dysmenorrhea has resulted in poor understanding of the mechanisms underlying pain, insufficient diagnostic tests, and limited treatment options. To address this knowledge gap, we have developed a magnetic resonance imaging-based strategy for continuously monitoring the uterus in relationship to participants' spontaneous pain perception.

Objective

The study objective was to evaluate whether magnetic resonance imaging can detect real-time changes in myometrial activity during cramping episodes in women with dysmenorrhea, with a handheld squeeze bulb for pain reporting.

Study design

Sixteen women with dysmenorrhea and 10 healthy control women both on and off their menses were evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging wh

SUBMITTER: Hellman KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5916049 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature