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Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis
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BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a significant public health problem with 1 million affected women in the UK. Although many pathologies are associated with CPP, the pain experienced is often disproportionate to the extent of disease identified and frequently no pathology is found (chronic pelvic pain syndrome). The central nervous system (CNS) is central to the experience of pain and chronic pain conditions in general are associated with alterations in both the structure and function of the CNS. This review describes the available evidence for central changes in association with conditions presenting with CPP. METHODS: A detailed literature search was performed to identify relevant papers, however, this is not a systematic review. RESULTS: CPP is associated with central changes similar to those identified in other pain conditions. Specifically these include, alterations in the behavioural and central response to noxious stimulation, changes in brain structure (both increases and decreases in the volume of specific brain regions), altered activity of both the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and psychological distress. CONCLUSIONS: The evidence reviewed in this paper demonstrates that CPP is associated with significant central changes when compared with healthy pain-free women. Moreover, the presence of these changes has the potential to both exacerbate symptoms and to predispose these women to the development of additional chronic conditions. These findings support the use of adjunctive medication targeting the CNS in these women.
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“Although these functional neuroimaging techniques have yet to be applied to women with endometriosis-associated pain”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Identifying changes in central processing using neuroimaging
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“Whilst there is some evidence that this increased sensitivity may in part be reversible after successful treatment of the underlying pathology”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Behavioural responses to experimental pain in women with CPP
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- Not checked yetcites Bajaj et al., 2003
- Not checked yetcites He et al., 2010
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“Again, the findings are not consistent, but increased behavioural responses to noxious stimulation at a distant site have been demonstrated in women with CPP including in association with dysmenorrhoea (Giamberardino et al., 1997; Granot et al., 2001; Bajaj et al., 2002; Vincent et al., 2011), endometriosis (Bajaj et al., 2003; Laursen et al., 2005; He et al., 2010; Neziri et al., 2010; As-Sanie”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Behavioural responses to experimental pain in women with CPP
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- Not checked yetcites Giamberardino et al., 1997
- Not checked yetcites Bajaj et al., 2003
- Not checked yetcites Wilder-Smith and Robert-Yap, 2007
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“In women with IBS, four studies found that dual painful stimulation decreased pain in healthy controls, while not significantly decreasing pain in patients”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Changes in endogenous pain inhibition
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- Not checked yetcites Wilder-Smith et al., 2004
- Not checked yetcites Song et al., 2006
- Not checked yetcites Wilder-Smith and Robert-Yap, 2007
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“When studies are limited to those only including female subjects, the findings are regionally similar, with rectal distension eliciting decreased activation in the amygdala and hippocampus (Wilder-Smith et al., 2004) and increased activation in the insular and prefrontal cortices (Elsenbruch et al., 2010) in women with IBS compared with healthy women.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Identifying changes in central processing using neuroimaging
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- Not checked yetcites Wilder-Smith et al., 2004
- Not checked yetcites Elsenbruch et al., 2010
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“the first of these (Tu et al., 2009), showed that brain metabolism during menstruation was different in women experiencing dysmenorrhoea compared with those whose periods were not painful”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Identifying changes in central processing using neuroimaging
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- Not checked yetcites Tu et al., 2009
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“A recent meta-analysis of the studies investigating differences in the brain response to rectal distension between individuals with IBS and controls found differences in activation of the amygdala, thalamus, prefrontal, anterior cingulate, and insular cortices”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Identifying changes in central processing using neuroimaging
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- Not checked yetcites Tillisch et al., 2011
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“It is therefore not surprising that IBS is the pelvic pain condition most investigated with neuroimaging”
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“Thus despite requiring a lower temperature for stimulation to produce the same perception of pain intensity, there was increased activity in two important pain-processing regions, the inferior/middle temporal gyrus and left entorhinal cortex (ERC), when compared with controls.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Identifying changes in central processing using neuroimaging
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- Not checked yetcites Vincent et al., 2011
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“However, in the latter study, significance was lost when anxiety and depression measures were included.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Identifying changes in central processing using neuroimaging
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- Not checked yetcites Elsenbruch et al., 2010
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“However, these findings are not consistent, as not all studies observed an increase in all measures of the pain experience”
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“whilst some studies did not observe any heightened response in women with CPP”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Behavioural responses to experimental pain in women with CPP
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- Not checked yetcites Wilder-Smith et al., 2004
- Not checked yetcites Ringel et al., 2008
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“In the first, pressure stimulation of the vulva elicited activation of similar pain regions between women with provoked vestibulodynia and healthy controls; however, the women with provoked vestibulodynia demonstrated significantly stronger activation in several of these regions”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Identifying changes in central processing using neuroimaging
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- Not checked yetcites Pukall et al., 2005
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“As before, however, these findings are not consistent in all reported studies (see Supplementary data, Table SIII) including one study that found no differences; however, it only investigated regions within the cingulate cortex”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Identifying changes in central processing using neuroimaging
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- Not checked yetcites Ringel et al., 2008
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“In response to painful distension of the sigmoid colon and rectum, individuals with IBS have demonstrated decreases in parasympathetic and increases in sympathetic nervous system activity when compared with healthy controls (although this finding was only significant in men with IBS)”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Autonomic Nervous System Changes
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- Not checked yetcites Tillisch et al., 2005
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“Thus, abnormally low cortisol levels have been observed in women with endometriosis and CPP (Petrelluzzi et al., 2008), dysmenorrhoea (Vincent et al., 2011) and provoked vulvodynia (Ehrstrom et al., 2009) and replicated over repeated measurements”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Changes in Activity of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis
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- Not checked yetcites Petrelluzzi et al., 2008
- Not checked yetcites Vincent et al., 2011
- Not checked yetcites Ehrstrom et al., 2009
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“Although these increases were observed in different brain regions from those where reductions in volume have been observed in other conditions, these regions are also known to be involved in the processing of noxious stimuli.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Structure in Women with CPP
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“Interestingly, although decreases in grey matter were observed in many pain processing regions, areas with an increased volume were also observed”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Structure in Women with CPP
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- Not checked yetcites Schweinhardt et al., 2008
- Not checked yetcites Blankstein et al., 2010
- Not checked yetcites Seminowicz et al., 2010
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“In women with endometriosis, the circadian pattern of cortisol secretion was maintained but suppression of cortisol secretion occurred throughout the day”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Changes in Activity of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis
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- Not checked yetcites Petrelluzzi et al., 2008
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“Thus even women who only suffer with dysmenorrhoea (as opposed to pain throughout the month) have increased tendencies for depression and anxiety (Dorn et al., 2009), although this is not a universal finding (Vincent et al., 2011).”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Psychological Changes
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- Not checked yetcites Dorn et al., 2009
- Not checked yetcites Vincent et al., 2011
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“Similarly, women with endometriosis (Sepulcri Rde and do Amaral, 2009; Smorgick et al., 2013) and provoked vestibulodynia (Nunns and Mandal, 1997) are more likely to have anxiety or depression, but may otherwise be psychologically healthy”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Psychological Changes
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- Not checked yetcites Sepulcri Rde and do Amaral, 2009
- Not checked yetcites Smorgick et al., 2013
- Not checked yetcites Nunns and Mandal, 1997
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“Whilst this was once considered a fixed matrix, it is now known to be dynamic and dependent on various factors, such that the regions involved will vary, essentially producing a ‘cerebral signature’ of pain”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Identifying changes in central processing using neuroimaging
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- Not checked yetcites Tracey and Mantyh (2007)
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“it does not appear to be purely a reflection of the presence of ongoing pain, as women with dysmenorrhoea demonstrated enhanced behavioural responses to noxious stimulation of both the abdomen and arm throughout the menstrual cycle and not just at the time they were experiencing pain”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Behavioural responses to experimental pain in women with CPP
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- Not checked yetcites Vincent et al., 2011
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“Moreover, the presence of these changes has the potential to both exacerbate symptoms and to predispose these women to the development of additional chronic conditions.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Abstract > CONCLUSIONS
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“The amplification within these regions might be due to compromised spinal and/or brainstem pain modulatory circuits in the patient cohort, since neural activity often differed by magnitude, not just brain region.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Identifying changes in central processing using neuroimaging
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“Furthermore, even when pathology is identified and treated the pain may still persist, suggesting that the pathology was either an incidental finding or that other mechanisms continue to generate pain without the need for a peripheral input”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites Baranowski, 2009
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“Some of the findings described above and in Supplementary data, Table SIII may represent abnormal pain inhibition, as many of the studies identify changes in the prefrontal cortices, amygdala and insula, which are key regions of the descending pain inhibitory system.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Changes in endogenous pain inhibition
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“DNIC is a mechanism by which painful stimuli to one location decreases perceived pain elicited by noxious stimuli at a distant part of the body”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Changes in endogenous pain inhibition
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- Not checked yetcites McMahon (2013)
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“it has even been suggested that the inability to engage these systems may predispose to the development of chronic pain after an acute insult”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Changes in endogenous pain inhibition
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- Not checked yetcites De Felice et al., 2011
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“there is a network of brain regions that responds to a noxious stimulus and therefore may contribute to the generation of the experience of pain”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Identifying changes in central processing using neuroimaging
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- Not checked yetcites Tracey and Mantyh (2007)
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“It is possible that methodological differences in these studies (inclusion criteria, differing experimental pain techniques, methods for determining pain thresholds, pain rating protocols, number of study visits, and sample sizes) contributed to this inconsistency”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Behavioural responses to experimental pain in women with CPP
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“It is well established that endogenous central pain inhibitory mechanisms exist, mediated through a variety of spinal and cortical mechanisms”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Function in Women with CPP > Changes in endogenous pain inhibition
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- Not checked yetcites McMahon (2013)
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“Firstly, the autonomic symptom profile included symptoms relating to bowel and bladder function yet ten of the fifteen CPP patients had pain with a full bladder and/or with bowel movement.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Autonomic Nervous System Changes
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“cortisol, as one of the principal players in the HPA axis, appears to be central to the phenomenon of stress-induced analgesia (Filaretov et al., 1996) and therefore a reduction in cortisol levels secondary to dysfunction of the HPA axis may exacerbate pain.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Changes in Activity of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis
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- Not checked yetcites Filaretov et al., 1996
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“Secondly, there was no assessment of drug use in the CPP cohort and, as the authors describe, many of the autonomic symptoms may be secondary to the drugs prescribed to treat their pain.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Autonomic Nervous System Changes
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“The mechanisms behind these alterations in brain volume are not completely understood but may include a direct neurotoxic effect of repeated episodes of pain leading to neuronal atrophy or death, an effect of altered metabolic activity or neurotransmitter concentration, neurotoxic effects of drugs, neurodegeneration secondary to pain-related inactivity, and an effect related to psychological”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Structure in Women with CPP
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- Not checked yetcites May, 2008
- Not checked yetcites May, 2011
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“The authors suggest that this may be due to the PAG’s role in descending pain inhibition and potentially may explain why some women with endometriosis have little or no pain despite a significant burden of disease.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Structure in Women with CPP
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“The mechanism(s) by which suppression of the HPA axis is produced are as yet unclear.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Changes in Activity of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis
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“Burnout of the system has been proposed as one possibility (Hellhammer and Wade, 1993; Fries et al., 2005) and the recent finding that cortisol levels were negatively correlated with the duration of dysmenorrhoea (Vincent et al., 2011) would be consistent with this, suggesting that HPA axis suppression is a consequence not a cause of their symptoms.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Changes in Activity of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis
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- Not checked yetcites Hellhammer and Wade, 1993
- Not checked yetcites Fries et al., 2005
- Not checked yetcites Vincent et al., 2011
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“In view of the negative impact of chronic stress on important physiological processes including the immune system and memory function”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Changes in Activity of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis
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- Not checked yetcites McEwen, 2005
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“it has been proposed that suppression of HPA axis activity might in fact be a protective mechanism”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Changes in Activity of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis
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- Not checked yetcites Fries et al., 2005
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“The volume of the grey matter in the anterior cingulate cortex is reduced in almost all these conditions; however, reductions are also commonly seen in the volume of other regions particularly the thalamus, insula and prefrontal cortices”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Structure in Women with CPP
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- Not checked yetcites May, 2011
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“It has been suggested that abnormal functioning of the ANS might responsible for some of the symptoms associated with IBS”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Autonomic Nervous System Changes
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- Not checked yetcites Bockus et al., 1928
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“Activation of the HPA axis is central to the stress response”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Changes in Activity of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis
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- Not checked yetcites Frodl and O’Keane, 2013
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“Whether these changes in ANS activity are unique to IBS or, as with the other changes described here, are common to all patients with CPP is as yet unclear.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Autonomic Nervous System Changes
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“Furthermore, the sample size was small and the symptoms not validated by a medical practitioner.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Autonomic Nervous System Changes
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“A number of reasons have been proposed to explain why increases in brain volume are seen with these specific pain conditions in contrast to the other conditions investigated, including the fact that the patients are generally younger, pain is intermittent/cyclical/provoked as opposed to continuous and that most women with these conditions do not use large doses of pain modifying drugs for a”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Brain Structure in Women with CPP
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- Not checked yetcites Schweinhardt et al., 2008
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“For example, a reduction in circulating cortisol could increase the chances of repeated urinary tract infections, or central sensitization could predispose to the development of chronic whiplash after a minor car accident.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Implications of Central Changes > Predisposition to other chronic conditions
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“In the context of dysmenorrhoea, Tu and colleagues observed regionally specific (prefrontal and orbitofrontal cortices) metabolic increases in the brain during dysmenorrhoea, which they suggest may be related to negative psychological symptoms”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Psychological Changes
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- Not checked yetcites Tu et al., 2009
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“It is of particular concern that many of the symptoms of CPP start in adolescence or early adult life (Zondervan et al., 1999a, b; Brosens et al., 2013), a time when the CNS is very plastic (Blakemore and Choudhury, 2006; Kalia, 2008) and thus potentially more vulnerable to repeated episodes of pain.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Conclusions
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- Not checked yetcites Blakemore and Choudhury, 2006; Kalia, 2008
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“Unfortunately, we currently know very little about why some people develop chronic pain.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Implications of Central Changes
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“There are a number of reasons as to why this might occur including common predisposing factors, such as genetics (Diatchenko et al., 2007) or psychological/cognitive state (for review, see Blackburn-Munro (2004)), and similar neural mechanisms (Giamberardino et al., 2010).”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Implications of Central Changes > Predisposition to other chronic conditions
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- Not checked yetcites Diatchenko et al., 2007
- Not checked yetcites Blackburn-Munro (2004)
- Not checked yetcites Giamberardino et al., 2010
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“Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been correlated with vulvodynia (Arnold et al., 2007) and IBS (Whitehead et al., 2002), whilst endometriosis is associated with a variety of autoimmune and endocrine conditions including hypothyroidism, systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis (Sinaii et al., 2002).”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Implications of Central Changes > Predisposition to other chronic conditions
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- Not checked yetcites Arnold et al., 2007
- Not checked yetcites Whitehead et al., 2002
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“However, it is also plausible that the central changes secondary to one chronic pain condition could then predispose to the development of another (Woolf, 2011).”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Implications of Central Changes > Predisposition to other chronic conditions
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- Not checked yetcites Woolf, 2011
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“It is plausible that these central changes contribute to the well-established disparity between the extent of disease observed at laparoscopy and the pain experienced (Vercellini et al., 2007) and to the persistence of pain despite adequate surgical treatment.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Is Endometriosis Particularly Vulnerable to Central Changes?
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- Not checked yetcites Vercellini et al., 2007
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“whilst depression enhances the affective component of pain, increasing unpleasantness, and appears to disrupt activity within a network of brain regions including the amygdala and inferior frontal gyrus”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Psychological Changes
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- Not checked yetcites Berna et al., 2010
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“For example, a reduction in circulating cortisol could increase the chances of repeated urinary tract infections, or central sensitization could predispose to the development of chronic whiplash after a minor car accident.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Implications of Central Changes > Predisposition to other chronic conditions
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“Furthermore, women with fertility concerns are more likely to undergo surgical treatment of their disease (Dunselman et al., 2014), thereby increasing the potential for further damage to pelvic and endometriotic nerves.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Is Endometriosis Particularly Vulnerable to Central Changes?
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- Not checked yetcites Dunselman et al., 2014
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“Such prompt treatment, as well as being welcomed by the patient, may prevent development or progression of central changes and potentially development of other symptoms/pain conditions, in addition to improving symptoms from any other pain conditions already present (Giamberardino et al., 2010).”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Conclusions
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- Not checked yetcites Giamberardino et al., 2010
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“Although it remains to be ascertained whether central changes are a cause, effect or both of the painful symptoms, it appears likely that their presence has the potential to not only exacerbate symptoms, but also to predispose these women to the development of additional chronic conditions.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Conclusions
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“Other chronic conditions have also been associated with HPA axis dysfunction, including CFS and major depression, as has post-traumatic stress disorder (Yehuda et al., 1991; Pariante and Lightman, 2008; Papadopoulos and Cleare, 2012).”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Implications of Central Changes > Predisposition to other chronic conditions
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- Not checked yetcites Yehuda et al., 1991; Pariante and Lightman, 2008; Papadopoulos and Cleare, 2012
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“Furthermore, if this symptom significantly impacts on their relationship, both self-esteem and social support may be reduced, potentially further worsening their pain experience (Culley et al., 2013).”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Is Endometriosis Particularly Vulnerable to Central Changes?
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- Not checked yetcites Culley et al., 2013
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“This is common practice in other chronic pain conditions (Dworkin et al., 2010; Richards et al., 2012) but is currently poorly investigated in CPP specifically (Sator-Katzenschlager et al., 2005; Horne et al., 2012).”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Conclusions
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- Not checked yetcites Dworkin et al., 2010; Richards et al., 2012
- Not checked yetcites Sator-Katzenschlager et al., 2005; Horne et al., 2012
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“These include direct compression/infiltration of nerves by the lesions, inflammatory pain due to the enhanced inflammatory environment of the pelvis and ‘neuropathic’ pain secondary to damage of pelvic nerves during surgery or of the new nerves directly infiltrating the lesions (Stratton and Berkley, 2011).”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Is Endometriosis Particularly Vulnerable to Central Changes?
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- Not checked yetcites Stratton and Berkley, 2011
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“A similar situation has been previously proposed to occur in rheumatoid arthritis (Straub and Cutolo, 2001).”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Is Endometriosis Particularly Vulnerable to Central Changes?
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- Not checked yetcites Straub and Cutolo, 2001
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“Moreover, it could underlie the frequently discussed, though not well proven (Raphael et al., 2004), link between abuse and chronic pain.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Implications of Central Changes > Predisposition to other chronic conditions
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- Not checked yetcites Raphael et al., 2004
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“A major criticism of many of the studies cited in this review is that they are ‘snapshot’ studies and therefore they can only inform us about central factors that occur in association with chronic pain, rather than giving us any information about cause and effect.”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Implications of Central Changes
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Endometriosis is a common finding in women with chronic pelvic pain who present to gynaecologists.
“As endometriosis is such a common finding in women with CPP presenting to gynaecologists, we will highlight areas where there is evidence relating specifically to endometriosis.”
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Chronic pain can be considered a repeated stressor, both physiologically and psychologically.
“Given that chronicpain can be considered as a repeated stressor, both physiologically and psychologically, it is probably not surprising that dysfunction in the activity of the HPA axis is an almost universal finding in chronic pain conditions”
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Many pathologies associated with CPP in women have an infective or inflammatory component.
“Many of the pathologies associated with CPP in women have an infective or inflammatory component (endometriosis, adenomyosis, potentially interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS), chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), etc.), therefore a reduction in circulating glucocorticoids would be expected to exacerbate these pathologies (Silverman and Sternberg, 2012).”
The paper relies on this without support.
Chronic pain conditions cluster, and having one pain condition can increase the likelihood of developing another.
“It is well known that chronic pain conditions cluster and that having one pain condition can increase the likelihood of developing another.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Many women with endometriosis are likely to have significant concerns about their fertility.
“Moreover, many women with endometriosis are likely to have significant concerns about their fertility.”
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Dysmenorrhoea has a high prevalence in adolescents and young women.
“In this context, the central changes observed in women with dysmenorrhoea (Tu et al., 2009, 2010, 2013; Vincent et al., 2011) are of particular concern given the high prevalence of dysmenorrhoea in adolescents and young women.”
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Endometriosis is associated with dyspareunia.
“Similarly, the association of endometriosis with dyspareunia could be expected to increase psychological distress in these women (Meana et al., 1999).”
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“a number of central changes are observed: alterations in the behavioral and central response to noxious stimulation, changes in brain structure, altered activity of both the HPA and the autonomic nervous system and psychological distress [131], with larger volume in regions involved in pain modulation and endocrine function regulation [137–139].”
From Hormonal treatments for endometriosis: The endocrine background (2022) · cites this paper as [131]
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“under the influence of hormonal aberrations, stress, inflammation, and the interplay between the peripheral and central nervous systems [129–131].”
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“Interestingly, functional neuroanatomic studies using magnetic resonance imaging have demonstrated that women with symptomatic endometriosis display hypersensitivity to pain owing to increased neuronal connectivity in areas of central pain perception (59).”
From Biomarkers in endometriosis: Challenges and opportunities (2017) · cites this paper as [59]
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§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Autonomic Nervous System Changes
“a small cohort of women with CPP (n = 16) and pain-free controls (n = 15) (Janicki et al., 2013).”
§ Central changes associated with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis > Autonomic Nervous System Changes
“ten of the fifteen CPP patients had pain with a full bladder and/or with bowel movement.”
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“However, it is also plausible that the central changes secondary to one chronic pain condition could then predispose to the development of another (Woolf, 2011).”
Central sensitization: a generator of pain hypersensitivity by central neural plasticity
Latremoliere, A., & Woolf, C. J. (2009) · The Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2009.06.012 · Cited by 3,913 · cited 2×
“Such observations are likely to reflect plastic changes in the CNS, leading to increased sensitivity to noxious stimuli (central sensitization) (for review, see Latremoliere and Woolf (2009)).”
Human brain mechanisms of pain perception and regulation in health and disease
Apkarian, A. V., Bushnell, M. C., Treede, R., & Zubieta, J. (2005) · European Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.ejpain.2004.11.001 · Cited by 3,126 · cited 3×
“There is now a significant body of literature demonstrating that chronic pain, regardless of cause, is associated with alterations in brain function, particularly with regard to the processing of pain and other sensory information (Apkarian et al., 2005; Tracey and Bushnell, 2009).”
Classification of chronic pain
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“…is of particular concern that many of the symptoms of CPP start in adolescence or early adult life (Zondervan et al., 1999a, b; Brosens et al., 2013), a time when the CNS is very plastic (Blakemore and Choudhury, 2006; Kalia, 2008) and thus potentially more vulnerable to repeated episodes of pain.”
ESHRE guideline: management of women with endometriosis
Dunselman, G. A. J., Vermeulen, N., Becker, C., Calhaz-Jorge, C., D'Hooghe, T., De Bie, B., Heikinheimo, O., Horne, A. W., Kiesel, L., Nap, A., et al. (2014) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/det457 · Cited by 2,211 · cited 1×
“Furthermore, women with fertility concerns are more likely to undergo surgical treatment of their disease (Dunselman et al., 2014), thereby increasing the potential for further damage to pelvic and endometriotic nerves.”
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“Other chronic conditions have also been associated with HPA axis dysfunction, including CFS and major depression, as has post-traumatic stress disorder (Yehuda et al., 1991; Pariante and Lightman, 2008; Papadopoulos and Cleare, 2012).”
The Cerebral Signature for Pain Perception and Its Modulation
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“It is of particular concern that many of the symptoms of CPP start in adolescence or early adult life (Zondervan et al., 1999a, b; Brosens et al., 2013), a time when the CNS is very plastic (Blakemore and Choudhury, 2006; Kalia, 2008) and thus potentially more vulnerable to repeated episodes of pain.”
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“to increase both anxiety and pain catastrophising (an exaggerated negative response in anticipation of pain (Quartana et al., 2009)) thereby amplifying the pain experience.”
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“This is common practice in other chronic pain conditions (Dworkin et al., 2010; Richards et al., 2012) but is currently poorly investigated in CPP specifically (Sator-Katzenschlager et al.”
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“Similar to other chronic conditions, women with CPP (whether or not there was endometriosis present) had several volumetric modifications in specific brain areas (thalamus, insula, putamen, etc.) compared to pain-free women.”
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Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis
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“Neurogenic processes have been recently described in endometrium and endometriotic lesions contributing to explain the endometriosis-related pain mechanisms.(51,52) Local inflammatory, hormonal and angiogenetic mechanisms contribute to supporting neuronal growth.”
Background(2020) · Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000003716 · Cited by 230
“The resulting pathologic changes involve the central nervous system’s response to noxious stimuli, the activation of specific brain regions, the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, and the autonomic nervous system, all of which increase psychologic distress (16).”
As-Sanie, S., Kim, J., Schmidt-Wilcke, T., Sundgren, P. C., Clauw, D. J., Napadow, V., & Harris, R. E. (2016) · The Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2015.09.008 · Cited by 199
“03), as well as clinical pain intensity (BPI, r(11)=0.”
Peripheral changes in endometriosis-associated pain
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“While a related review will focus on the central changes in endometriosis and pelvic pain (Brawn et al., 2014).”
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“Reviewing the anatomical and biological causes of dyspareunia in endometriosis is beyond the scope of this review, and many other articles have extensively examined pain symptoms (Fauconnier and Chapron, 2005; Brawn et al., 2014; Morotti et al., 2014b).”
BackgroundNew developments in the medical treatment of endometriosis
Bedaiwy, M. A., Alfaraj, S., Yong, P., & Casper, R. (2017) · Fertility and Sterility · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.12.025 · Cited by 176
Menstruation pulls the trigger for inflammation and pain in endometriosis
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Psychology of Chronic Pelvic Pain: Prevalence, Neurobiological Vulnerabilities, and Treatment
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“Progestins and DNG have pronounced anti-inflammatory effects on the pelvic environment in women with endometriosis [27], we hypothesized that DNG might also act with other mechanism as a direct effect on the peripheral neuroinflammation [28,29] and thus to the central sensization mechanism, that are of paramount impor…”
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Central sensitization inventory in endometriosis
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Expression of Inflammatory and Neurogenic Mediators in Adenomyosis: A Pathogenetic Role
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“Inflammation is a major biological determinant in the pathogenesis of endometriosis,(13) and among the inflammatory mediators, a critical role is recognized to corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and urocortin (Ucn),(14,15) whose expression in endometriotic lesions(16,17) has been correlated with stress and pain mec…”
BackgroundEndometriosis-associated Ovarian Cancers
Anglesio, M. S., & Yong, P. J. (2017) · Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology · doi:10.1097/grf.0000000000000320 · Cited by 87
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“On the other hand, chronic pelvic pain in endometriosis is associated with central changes including alterations in the behavioral and central response to noxious stimulation that has the potential to both exacerbate symptoms and to predispose these women to the development of additional chronic conditions [28].”
BackgroundZheng, P., Wen, Z., Jinhua, L., & Jinghe, L. (2019) · Journal of Pain Research · doi:10.2147/jpr.s197667 · Cited by 96
Clinical outcome after treatment of pelvic congestion syndrome: Sense and nonsense
Meissner, M., & Gibson, K. D. (2015) · Phlebology The Journal of Venous Disease · doi:10.1177/0268355514568067 · Cited by 77
“Finally, there are at least some data to suggest that there may be substantial differences in central pain processing among patients with chronic pain syndromes.(23) Patients with chronic pelvic pain have an increased behavioral response to noxious stimuli, both Table 1.”
BackgroundInfluentialMAP kinases and the inflammatory signaling cascade as targets for the treatment of endometriosis?
Santulli, P., Marcellin, L., Tosti, C., Chouzenoux, S., Cerles, O., Borghese, B., Batteux, F., & Chapron, C. (2015) · Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets · doi:10.1517/14728222.2015.1090974 · Cited by 75
“Once activated, ERK contributes to the induction and maintenance of a central and peripheral sensitization that also activates glial cells [150,159].”
BackgroundPain cognition versus pain intensity in patients with endometriosis: toward personalized treatment
van Aken, M., Oosterman, J. M., van Rijn, C. M., Ferdek, M. A., Ruigt, G. S. F., Peeters, B. W. M. M., Braat, D. D. M., & Nap, A. W. (2017) · Fertility and Sterility · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.016 · Cited by 74
“A purely physiologic approach to pain assumes that pain intensity relates to the degree of tissue damage, but this often cannot explain the wide range of reactions in humans in response to a painful stimulus (10, 20).”
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“sleep deprivation, endocrine dysfunction and psychological distress) may also contribute to their experience of pain [12].”
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“This phenomenon underscores the intricate nature of pain processing and perception in the CNS [130].”
BackgroundThe clinical significance of endocannabinoids in endometriosis pain management
Bouaziz, J., Bar On, A., Seidman, D. S., & Soriano, D. (2017) · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · doi:10.1089/can.2016.0035 · Cited by 65
“Neuropathic pain is associated with damage to the neurons themselves, following an infection or injury to the area, resulting in pain signals being sent to the central nervous system (CNS) regardless of noxious stimuli.(23) Neuropathic pain is often described as ‘‘shooting pain,’’ as it travels along the nerves in an…”
BackgroundInfluentialSantulli, P., Lamau, M.-C., Marcellin, L., Gayet, V., Marzouk, P., Borghese, B., Lafay-Pillet, M.-C., & Chapron, C. (2016) · Human Reproduction · doi:10.1093/humrep/dew093 · Cited by 67
“While there are well-established relationships between the anatomical location of endometriotic lesions and pain (Fauconnier et al., 2002; Vercellini et al., 2007; Brawn et al., 2014; Morotti et al., 2014), the link between endometriosis and infertility is less well defined.”
BackgroundMaulitz, L., Stickeler, E., Stickel, S., Habel, U., Tchaikovski, S. N., & Chechko, N. (2022) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2022.100988 · Cited by 68
“electrical energy) in women with CPP both with and without endometriosis (Bajaj et al., 2003; Brawn et al., 2014; Laursen et al., 2005) shows that, in both conditions, the experience of pain is deeply altered.”
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“A purely physiological approach to pain assumes that pain intensity relates to the degree of tissue damage, but this often cannot explain the wide range of reactions in humans in response to a painful stimulus (Brawn et al., 2014; Sullivan et al., 2001).”
BackgroundFactors and Regional Differences Associated with Endometriosis: A Multi-Country, Case–Control Study
Chapron, C., Lang, J., Leng, J., Zhou, Y., Zhang, X., Xue, M., Popov, А. А., Romanov, V., Maisonobe, P., & Cabri, P. (2016) · Advances in Therapy · doi:10.1007/s12325-016-0366-x · Cited by 58
“At a population level, an estimated 2–11% of women of reproductive age has endometriosis [2, 3] often experiencing substantial burden of disease, including chronic pelvic pain and infertility [4, 5].”
BackgroundDeep Dyspareunia: Review of Pathophysiology and Proposed Future Research Priorities
Orr, N. L., Wahl, K., Joannou, A., Hartmann, D., Valle, L., Yong, P. J., International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health’s (ISSWSH) Special Interest Group on Sexual Pain, Babb, C. R., Kramer, C. W., Kellogg‐Spadt, S., et al. (2019) · Sexual Medicine Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.sxmr.2018.12.007 · Cited by 59
“It has been suggested that people with chronic pain conditions have an impairment of endogenous inhibitory controls, which may be affected in part by genetic factors [125, 141].”
BackgroundPharmacological Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women
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Chronic Pelvic Pain: Assessment, Evaluation, and Objectivation
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“In particular, Endometriosis appears to be deeply connected to sensitization and neuroplasticity mechanisms [9, 11], although neuropathic pain featuresmay occur in virtually anyCPP/CPPS patient [12, 13].”
BackgroundStress, pain, anxiety, and depression in endometriosis–Targeting glial activation and inflammation
Mokhtari, T., Irandoost, E., & Sheikhbahaei, F. (2024) · International Immunopharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111942 · Cited by 59
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“The women were not extensively evaluated for other comorbidities, such as endometriosis, that are common in this subpopulation and this might have led to other confounding biases [27,28].”
BackgroundSelf-citationMicrometastasis of endometriosis to distant organs in a murine model
Samani, E. N., Mamillapalli, R., Li, F., Mutlu, L., Hufnagel, D., Krikun, G., & Taylor, H. S. (2019) · Oncotarget · doi:10.18632/oncotarget.16889 · Cited by 51
“Finally, dysregulation of pain perception is also believed to be common in endometriosis [54].”
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The Systemic Effects of Endometriosis
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Current Challenges in the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: From Bench to Bedside
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“It can also be triggered by apparently innocuous stimuli such as touch (allodynia) and may even appear spontaneously with no obvious triggering factor or after an initial stimulus has disappeared or been eliminated such as following the clinical and/or surgical treatment of endometriosis.(25) One of the key events ass…”
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“disproportionate to the extent of tissue damage.(8) Disruption of central regulatory systems essential to homeostasis, and associated with thermosensation and thermoregulation, can manifest as cold hypersensitivity (see Ref.”
BackgroundExperimental and procedural pain responses in primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review
Payne, L. A., Rapkin, A. J., Seidman, L. C., Zeltzer, L. K., & Tsao, J. (2017) · Journal of Pain Research · doi:10.2147/jpr.s143512 · Cited by 46
““Central sensitization” manifests as hypersensitivity to pain occurring outside of the referred area of pain and has been implicated in various pelvic pain conditions, including CPP,(23) bladder pain,(24) irritable bowel syndrome,(25) and endometriosis.(23,26) Central sensitization is usually accompanied by allodynia…”
BackgroundDeep Dyspareunia in Endometriosis: Role of the Bladder and Pelvic Floor
Orr, N. L., Noga, H. L., Williams, C., Allaire, C., Bedaiwy, M. A., Lisonkova, S., Smith, K. B., & Yong, P. J. (2018) · The Journal of Sexual Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.06.007 · Cited by 48
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Effects of cannabis ingestion on endometriosis-associated pelvic pain and related symptoms
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“It may also be due to the changes in pain perception that occur over time in people with endometriosis [28,29].”
BackgroundMorotti, M., Venturini, P. L., Biscaldi, E., Racca, A., Calanni, L., Vellone, V. G., Stabilini, C., & Ferrero, S. (2017) · European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.03.033 · Cited by 43
Self-citationAssociation Between Nociplastic Pain and Pain Severity and Impact in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain
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“A third possibility is a central and peripheral hypersensitivity, as suggested by an increasing number of studies (27).”
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“1,8,9 The endometriosis related changes may be due to plastic changes in the peripheral and central nervous system that possibly predispose for other long-lasting pain conditions, 3 therefore identifying pain alleviation strategies is of great importance.”
The use of home remedies and complementary health approaches in endometriosis
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“21 Societal factors and poor awareness of endometriosis remain among the field’s most pertinent limitations, 6 facilitating the diagnostic delay through normalization .”
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“…(e.g. endometriosis, adhesions), urological diseases (e.g. interstitial cystitis) or abdominal infections are often associated with CPP of somatic origin which is in many cases the leading symptom of these diseases (Ortiz, 2008; Vercellini et al., 2009; Vincent, 2009; Brawn et al., 2014).”
BackgroundNeuroendocrine and stress-related aspects of endometriosis.
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Phenotyping Sexual Pain in Endometriosis Using the Central Sensitization Inventory
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“Whilst there is relatively limited research on this in the context of chronic pelvic pain, studies that have looked at these features confirm similarities with other chronic pain conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia (11, 12).”
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Dienogest Treatment Improves Quality of Life in Women with Endometriosis
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“Women with endometriosis frequently experience symptoms of dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and chronic fatigue (2), and it may interfere with the functioning of their bowel or bladder, depending on the site where endometriotic lesions develop (3); up to 50% experience infertility (4).”
BackgroundAn Interdisciplinary Approach to Endometriosis-associated Persistent Pelvic Pain
Allaire, C., Aksoy, T., Bedaiwy, M. A., Britnell, S., Noga, H. L., Yager, H., & Yong, P. J. (2017) · Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders · doi:10.5301/jeppd.5000284 · Cited by 22
“Endometriosis is a definite peripheral nociceptive trigger and may often be the initiating event; however, there is an evolving body of knowledge supporting PPP as manifestation of central sensitisation (4-6).”
BackgroundChehadi, O., Rusu, A. C., Konietzny, K., Schulz, E., Köster, O., Schmidt‐Wilcke, T., & Hasenbring, M. I. (2017) · European Journal of Pain · doi:10.1002/ejp.1159 · Cited by 22
“Selecting a homogeneous patient sample with regard to the disease history is important because previous research has shown diseasespecific brain morphological alterations, for example, in patients with migraines (Hubbard et al., 2014) and chronic pelvic pain (Brawn et al., 2014).”
ResultTorres-Reverón, A., Palermo, K., Hernández-López, A., Hernández, S., Cruz, M. L., Thompson, K. J., Flores, I., & Appleyard, C. B. (2016) · Reproductive Sciences · doi:10.1177/1933719116630410 · Cited by 21
Ferdek, M. A., Oosterman, J. M., Adamczyk, A. K., van Aken, M., Woudsma, K. J., Peeters, B. W. M. M., Nap, A. W., Wyczesany, M., & van Rijn, C. M. (2019) · Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2019.05.011 · Cited by 24
Polygenic Risk Score Prediction for Endometriosis
Kløve‐Mogensen, K., Rohde, P. D., Twisttmann, S., Nygaard, M., Koldby, K. M., Steffensen, R., Dahl, C. M., Rytter, D., Overgaard, M. T., Forman, A., et al. (2021) · Frontiers in Reproductive Health · doi:10.3389/frph.2021.793226 · Cited by 20
“Early detection would be of value to avoid sensitization and development of chronic pelvic pain (2, 3).”
BackgroundWattier, J. (2018) · Gynécologie Obstétrique Fertilité & Sénologie · doi:10.1016/j.gofs.2018.02.002 · Cited by 21
Facial Pain Expression Recognition in Real-Time Videos
Dutta, P., & Nachamai, M. (2018) · Journal of Healthcare Engineering · doi:10.1155/2018/7961427 · Cited by 20
“…diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, and other conditions such as cancers and endometriosis all experience pain symptoms [3–6]. ability to accurately recognise the occurrence of pain in a clinical setting is therefore crucial to help patients.”
Metadata
- Authors
- Brawn, J., Morotti, M., Zondervan, K. T., Becker, C. M., & Vincent, K.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- John Radcliffe Hospital (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Brawn, Jennifer
- Venue
- Human Reproduction Update
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2014-06-11
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 737-747
- ISSN
- 1355-4786 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2369
- PMC
- PMC4501205
- OpenAlex
- W2136897269
- Cited by
- 274
- References
- 125
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 5
- FWCI
- 3.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Human Reproduction Update (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust (085235)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (CL-2008-13-002)
- Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS-SGCL8-Vincent)
- Medical Research Council (MR/K011480/1)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
- Keywords
- chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, central nervous system changes, chronic pain, brain structure, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, autonomic nervous system, psychological distress
- MeSH terms
- Brain, Endometriosis, Female, Humans, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Stress, Psychological, Pelvic Pain, Chronic Pain
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