Cohort study, 1994
Who finds cervical laser surgery painful?
Young women who have never given birth, are anxious, or have a history of painful periods experience more pain during cervical surgery. Premenstrual syndrome scores did not predict surgical pain.
What they did
Researchers studied women undergoing outpatient cervical laser surgery and compared their pain levels to various factors including age, anxiety, menstrual history, PMS scores, and menstrual cycle phase.
What they found
Young, anxious, childless women with a history of painful periods (dysmenorrhea) experienced the most surgical pain. Premenstrual syndrome scores, menstrual cycle phase, and other factors tested did not predict pain levels.
What it means for you
Anxiety and a history of painful periods are stronger predictors of surgical pain than PMS status. Women can be reassured based on whether they've had children and their dysmenorrhea history.
nulliparity
never gave birth; predicted pain
dysmenorrhea
painful periods; predicted pain
PMS scores
did not predict pain
About the study
- Original title
- Who finds cervical laser therapy painful?
- Authors
- Johnson N, Crompton AC
- Journal
- Gynecologic oncology
- Year
- 1994
- Study design
- Cohort study
- What was tested
- Observation of pain response during cervical laser surgery
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1006/gyno.1994.1009
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