A Quantitative Analysis of Pressure Pain Threshold and Pain Tolerance In Different Trimesters of Pregnancy and Relation with Ovarian Sex Hormones

OBJECTIVE: To define the Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) and pain tolerance (PT) at different trigger points in different trimesters of healthy pregnants and non-pregnants STUDY DESIGN: A prospective, controlled study of ten women in the first, 16 women in the second and 16 women in the third trimeste...

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Main Authors: Ebru Öztürk, Lutfiye Pirbudak Cocel, Mete Gürol Uğur, Seval Kul, Ayşe Berbağcı, Pınar Erdaloğlu, Sevgi Sarı Demir, Özcan Balat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Network 2011-12-01
Series:Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
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Online Access:http://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/310