Laura A. Payne

AbstractMenstrual pain is associated with deficits in central pain processing, yet neuroimaging studies to date have all been limited by focusing on group comparisons of adult women with vs without menstrual pain. This study aimed to invest…

Study objectiveTo evaluate multi-site pain (i.e., number of painful body regions) during menstruation in a sample of adolescents, and to assess relationships between multi-site pain during menstruation and other menstrual cycle, pain, and p…

IntroductionThe Menstrual Sensitivity Index (MSI), assessing the attunement to and fear of menstrual symptoms, was recently developed and validated in an adult sample.ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to validate the MSI in adolesce…

PurposeThe current study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 booster vaccine on menstrual cycle characteristics in adolescent girls (aged 13-20) compared to those who did not receive a booster vaccine.MethodsThis prospective study …

INTRODUCTION: Menstrual health is a key patient-reported outcome beyond its importance as a general indicator of health and fertility. However, menstrual function was not measured in the clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines. The purpose of …

Abstract This chapter explores the Unified Protocol for endometriosis. Endometriosis is a chronic and complex health condition that is associated with high rates of anxiety and depression and also with the symptoms of painful dysmenorrhea a…

The aim of this study was to understand the relationship between psychosocial factors, including mental health, pain cognitions and social support associated with menstrual pain severity in women with dysmenorrhea of no identified medical c…

OBJECTIVE: Primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea due to endometriosis share overlapping symptoms and likely demonstrate aspects of central sensitization. The present study aimed to identify distinct phenotypes of women who have dy…

Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition associated with debilitaing pain and poor mental health. This review examines the evidence for psychological and mind-body (PMB) interventions to improve endometriosis pain, psychological di…