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Associations Between Dysmenorrhea Symptom-Based Phenotypes and Vaginal Microbiome: A Pilot Study.
Nursing research - 1 Jan 2000
Chen Chen X, Carpenter Janet S, Gao Xiang, Toh Evelyn, Dong Qunfeng, Nelson David E, Mitchell Caroline, Fortenberry J Dennis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhea is highly prevalent; it places women at risk for other chronic pain conditions. There is a high degree of individual variability in menstrual pain severity, the number of painful sites, and co-occurring gastrointestinal symptoms. Distinct dysmenorrhea symptom-based phenotypes were previously identified, but the biological underpinnings of these phenotypes are less known. One underexplored...
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