Dysmenorrhea and its severity are associated with increased uterine contractility and overexpression of oxytocin receptor (OTR) in women with symptomatic adenomyosis

Sun-Wei Guo, Sun‐Wei Guo, Xiaoyan Mao, Qingliang Ma, Xishi Liu
Fertility and sterility · 2012 · vol. 99(1) , pp. 231–240 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.08.038 · PMID:22999795 · W2094195931
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This study investigated women with symptomatic adenomyosis and found a correlation between dysmenorrhea severity and elevated uterine contractility alongside increased oxytocin receptor expression.

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mesh:D004412adenomyosisdysmenorrhea

MeSH descriptors

Adenomyosis Dysmenorrhea Myocytes, Smooth Muscle Myometrium Receptors, Oxytocin Severity of Illness Index Uterine Contraction Adenomyosis Adenomyosis Adenomyosis Adult Case-Control Studies Cells, Cultured Cross-Sectional Studies Diterpenes Diterpenes Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Dysmenorrhea Dysmenorrhea Female

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