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KM Hellman, PhD
May 7, 20211 min read
Real time evaluation of cramps
Not all cramps are the same. Worse yet: they don’t always respond to medication. Our new paper characterizing menstrual cramps and their...
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KM Hellman, PhD
Aug 18, 20201 min read
Why don't NSAIDS always help with period pain?
There are many reasons why NSAIDS might not work. However, new work by our lab provides evidence that absorption may be partially...
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KM Hellman, PhD
Mar 4, 20191 min read
Menstrual pain affects your heart #dysmenorrhea #pain
Menstrual pain, also known as dysmenorrhea, is a debilitating disorder that affects over 50% of women in the United States. Dysmenorrhea...
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KM Hellman, PhD
Jan 31, 20191 min read
What causes cramping pain?
Possibly a combination of uterine contractions, ischemia. Using novel MRI methods our study shows that menstrual cramping pain occurs...
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KM Hellman, PhD
Jan 22, 20192 min read
Why we study menstrual pain?
Chronic visceral pelvic pain disorders cause substantial morbidity and cost upwards of 50 billion dollars in lost US wages and health...
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KM Hellman, PhD
Jul 15, 20181 min read
A role for abdominal muscle in menstrual cramps?
We developed a method of studying spontaneous cramping to identify neurological mechanisms responsible for referred pelvic pain, which...
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