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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Pain. 2009 Feb 12;14(1):77. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.01.002

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.