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Is there a role for acupuncture in endometriosis pain, or 'endometrialgia'?(Education, practice and debate)(Clinical report)
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Acupuncture in Medicine
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April 1, 2008
- Author:
- Lundeberg, Thomas; Lund, Irene
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Abstract
Endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain in women, many of whom suffer a progression of symptoms over their menstrual life. Symptoms may include combinations of abnormal visceral sensations and emotional distress. Endometriosis pain, or 'endometrialgia' often has a negative influence on the ability to work, on family relationships and sense of worth.
Endometrialgia is often considered to be a homogeneous sensory entity, mediated by a specialised high threshold sensory system, which extends from the periphery through the spinal cord, brain stem and thalamus to the cerebral cortex. However, multiple mechanisms have been detected in the nervous system ...
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