Rousseau Mary Ellen, Gottlieb Sarabeth F
Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, CT 06536-0740, USA.
J Midwifery Womens Health. 2004 Nov-Dec;49(6):529-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.08.026.
Although menopause is a normal developmental milestone through which all women pass, the transition has been long associated with chronic pain conditions that may be more accurately viewed as secondary to aging. Clinicians need to understand management of pain problems women may experience. This article examines pain syndromes including headache, back pain, osteoarthritis, pelvic pain, vulvo-vaginal pain, and burning mouth syndrome.
