Table 2.
Mean (±SEM) pain task intensity and unpleasantness ratings by gender and menstrual cycle phase.
| Females (N = 49) | Males (N = 48) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF | LF | LUT | EF | LF | LUT | ||
| Cold pain | Intensitya | 77.2 (2.1) | 76.4 (2.2) | 77.8 (2.4) | 67.0 (2.2) | 66.4 (2.2) | 66.1 (2.4) |
| Unpleasantnessa | 79.3 (2.4) | 78.9 (2.7) | 80.8 (2.5) | 69.8 (2.4) | 67.5 (2.7) | 67.7 (2.5) | |
| Heat pain | Intensity | 65.3 (2.9) | 67.5 (2.6) | 68.5 (2.5) | 64.6 (2.9) | 66.6 (2.6) | 66.4 (2.5) |
| Unpleasantness | 60.8 (3.0) | 59.6 (3.1) | 60.1 (3.1) | 60.5 (3.1) | 58.9 (3.2) | 58.3 (3.1) | |
| Ischemic pain | Intensity | 55.9 (3.1) | 55.5 (2.9) | 53.2 (2.7) | 48.8 (3.1) | 49.0 (2.9) | 49.0 (2.9) |
| Unpleasantness | 61.0 (3.0) | 61.8 (2.9) | 54.3 (2.9) | 57.6 (3.0) | 57.0 (2.9) | 47.5 (2.9) | |
EF = early follicular, LF = late follicular, LUT = luteal.
a
Main effect of gender: females > males, p < .001.