Is personality involved in the expression of dysmenorrhea in patients with endometriosis?
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This study investigated the potential role of personality traits in the manifestation and severity of dysmenorrhea experienced by patients diagnosed with endometriosis.
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ObjectiveTo investigate whether a relationship exists between personality and expression of pain in women with endometriosis.Study designWith use of the Rosenzweig picture frustration study, the personality of women with endometriosis was assessed. These results were then correlated with the manifestation of pain.ResultsWomen without dysmenorrhea tended to be less assertive compared with women who complained of dysmenorrhea and women without endometriosis. Those women without dysmenorrhea showed a destructive attitude in face of a problem.ConclusionsPersonality affected the expression of pain. Pain caused by endometriosis was influenced by each personality type.
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