Nicole D Steiner

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
observational 2020
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1007/s43032-019-00071-y

Oxytocin-dependent mechanisms are hypothesized to contribute to painful menses, but clinical trials of oxytocin antagonists for dysmenorrhea have had divergent outcomes. In contrast, broader studies have shown that increased systemic oxytoc…

observational 2019
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-019-38545-3

Menstrual pain, also known as dysmenorrhea, is a leading risk factor for bladder pain syndrome (BPS). A better understanding of the mechanisms that predispose dysmenorrheic women to BPS is needed to develop prophylactic strategies. Abnormal…

other 2018
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2018.04.050

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhea is a pervasive pain condition that affects 20-50% of reproductive-aged women. Distension of a visceral organ, such as the uterus, could elicit a visceromotor reflex, resulting in involuntary skeletal muscle activity…

observational 2018
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2018.04.030

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhea is a common risk factor for chronic pain conditions including bladder pain syndrome. Few studies have formally evaluated asymptomatic bladder pain sensitivity in dysmenorrhea, and whether this largely reflects exces…