Figure 4: Dysmenorrhea with provoked bladder pain hypersensitivity is associated with widespread alterations in bodily somatic sensitivity.
PPTs were obtained twice at each of the four locations above. * indicates worse compared to healthy controls (p < 0.05). # indicates worse compared to dysmenorrhea-only participants (p < 0.05). HC: Healthy Control, DYS: Dysmenorrhea only, DYSB: DYS + Bladder pain sensitivity, BPS: Bladder Pain Syndrome. NRS: Numeric Rating Scale, CPM: Conditioned Pain Modulation.