Mieke van Aken

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2018-2019

Study types

  • other 3
  • article 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
article 2019
An objective and automated method for evaluating abdominal hyperalgesia in a rat model for endometriosis
Laboratory animals ·doi:10.1177/0023677219856915

Chronic pain and subfertility are the main symptoms of concern in women with endometriosis. In order to find new therapeutic options to suppress the pain, translational animal models are indispensable. We have developed a new automated, exp…

other 2019
Effective Connectivity of Beta Oscillations in Endometriosis-Related Chronic Pain During rest and Pain-Related Mental Imagery
The journal of pain ·doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2019.05.011

Using the EEG recordings of patients with endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain, we have examined the effective connectivity within the cortical pain-related network during rest and during pain-related imagery. During rest, an altered c…

other 2018
Experimental pain tolerance is decreased and independent of clinical pain intensity in patients with endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.06.040

OBJECTIVE: To investigate alterations in tactile, pain thresholds and pain tolerance thresholds in patients with endometriosis using a multimodality approach. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Multidisciplinary referral center. PAT…

other 2018
Hair cortisol and the relationship with chronic pain and quality of life in endometriosis patients
Psychoneuroendocrinology ·doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.01.001

Endometriosis is a chronic estrogen-dependent disease in which pelvic pain is the dominant symptom. The negative effects of endometriosis on the life of women with this disease can be a cause of stress. Stress levels can be measured in diff…