Fortier M

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
2024
Investigating the Impact of Stress on Pain: A Scoping Review on Sense of Control, Social-Evaluative Threat, Unpredictability, and Novelty (STUN Model).
Journal of pain research ·doi:10.2147/jpr.s450977

BackgroundStress can have paradoxical effects on pain, namely hyperalgesia and hypoalgesia. Four situational characteristics activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, leading to a physiological stress response: lacking Sense of cont…

2018
As if one pain problem was not enough: prevalence and patterns of coexisting chronic pain conditions and their impact on treatment outcomes.
Journal of pain research ·doi:10.2147/jpr.s149262

IntroductionThe presence of multiple coexisting chronic pain (CP) conditions (eg, low-back pain and migraines) within patients has received little attention in literature. The goals of this observational longitudinal study were to determine…

other 2002
SOGC clinical guidelines. Hysterectomy
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC

OBJECTIVE: To identify the indications for hysterectomy, preoperative assessment, and available alternatives required prior to hysterectomy. Patient self-reported outcomes of hysterectomy have revealed high levels of patient satisfaction. T…

other 1991
Mitogen(s) for endometrial-like cells can be detected in human peritoneal fluid
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54660-3

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the presence of mitogen(s) in the peritoneal fluid (PF). DESIGN: Aliquots of PF aspirated at laparoscopy were assessed for mitogenic activity by the rate of [3H]-thymidine incorporation into the deoxyribonucleic …