Kluska Julia, Malinowska Ewa, Kowalski Joachim
Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Experimental Psychopathology Lab, Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2025 Feb;311(2):341-346. doi: 10.1007/s00404-024-07617-9. Epub 2024 Jul 4.
Painful menstruation is a common problem associated with many limitations in day-to-day functioning. There is limited research on the temporary effects of menstrual pain on cognitive functioning.
A longitudinal pilot study was conducted. A group of 32 women was tested with the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT), which consists of 7 tests measuring various cognitive functions. Participants were tested both on a regular, pain-free day and the most painful day of their period.
The subjects displayed significantly lower results in several domains of cognitive functions during measurement on the most painful day of the period. We observed a decline in inhibitory and cognitive control, attention functioning and processing speed.
The results provide tentative evidence for experiencing cognitive difficulties under the influence of menstrual pain and may contribute to raising awareness about related difficulties.
痛经是一个常见问题,会给日常功能带来诸多限制。关于痛经对认知功能的短期影响的研究有限。
进行了一项纵向试点研究。一组32名女性接受了电话成人认知简短测试(BTACT),该测试由7项测量各种认知功能的测试组成。参与者在月经正常、无痛的日子以及经期最疼痛的日子都接受了测试。
在经期最疼痛的日子进行测量时,受试者在认知功能的几个领域表现出明显较低的结果。我们观察到抑制和认知控制、注意力功能以及处理速度有所下降。
这些结果为痛经影响下出现认知困难提供了初步证据,并可能有助于提高对相关困难的认识。