Does a noninvasive bladder sensory test support a role for dysmenorrhea increasing bladder noxious mechanosensitivity?
Sonographic estimates of bladder sensory thresholds were reproducible and reliable. In these healthy volunteers, dysmenorrhea was associated with increased bladder pain and urgency during filling but unrelated to capacity. Plausibly, women with dysmenorrhea may exhibit enhanced visceral mechanosensitivity, increasing their risk to develop chronic bladder pain syndromes.
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