{"paper_id":"4b6d86ec-78f5-476a-a529-d3adb9083cda","body_text":"Abstract\nWe conducted a prospective survey from January to September 1999 on a random population from the city of Turin, Italy, to highlight pain pathologies at various ages and possible differences between sexes. By means of a questionnaire, women were asked about age, profession, marital status, menstrual pain, type of delivery, number of children, onset and presence of pain of any type. Pain-related questions included its characteristics, familial tendencies, treatment, type, duration, daily and monthly quantity of medication taken, habits, previous pathologies, or surgical operations. A control group of men was investigated.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences and Recommended Reading\nBenedetto C: Eicosanoids in primary dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, and menstrual migraine. Gynecol Endocrinol 1989, 3: 71–94.\nZoppi M: Aspetti psicologici del dolore. Capire e Trattare il Dolore. Edited by Mannaioni PE et al. Excepta Medica, 1991:10–11.\nBenedetti C: Il dolore acuto: fisiopatologia, effetti deleteri e prevenzione. Atti XIX Congresso AISD, Milano, Italy, 1997:109–122. This has a theoretical approach to the problem.\nMargaria E, Sortino G, Segaliari S, et al.: Incidenza e valutazione del dolore ostetrico-ginecologico. Atti XXI Congresso AISD Capri, Maggio, 1999:65-70. The preliminary study investigating the incidence of pain symptomatology in a young population.\nTiengo M, Majani G, Calori G, et al.: Il dolore nell’uomo e nella donna. Primi risultati di uno studio policentico. Atti XIX Congresso AISD Milano, Italy, 1997:32-35. This is a multicenter study of 803 men and women, which evaluated the gender difference in pain.\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nMargaria, E., Sortino, G., Gollo, E. et al. Recurrent pelvic pain in women. Current Review of Pain 4, 134–136 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-000-0047-x\nPublished:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-000-0047-x","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}