Research Article

Aging Independently of the Hormonal Status Changes Pain Responses in Young Postmenopausal Women

Figure 1

Average heat pain (thermode) intensity for all subjects during the “before” session (mean ± SE). (1) The PMW group took longer to report initial pain and (2) the RMW had much higher peak pain than the PMW. Finally, the temporal summation phase (last minute of stimulation) was similar for both groups.
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