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

Table 1

Sex hormones dosage by group.

	Sex Hormones: Mean ± SD (reference values)
	RMW 𝑛=32	PMW (𝑛=18)	𝑃 value*
Testosterone (total) (nmol/L)	1.15±0.62 (0.7–2.8)	1.12±0.57 (0.7–2.8)	0.86
Progesterone (nmol/L)	4.0±4.1 (0.6–4.7)	2.51±1.95 (0.3–2.5)	0.15
Estradiol (pmol/L)	151±161 (46–607)	97.8±66.0 (0–201)	0.18
FSH (IU/L)	6.15±4.1 (3.5–12.5)	77.6±36.4 (26–135)	<0.0001
LH (IU/L)	3.71±1.19 (2.4–12.6)	40±19.6 (8–59)	<0.0001

*RMW versus PMW.
Reference values for each hormone are reported in parenthesis.