Abstracts of the 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. February 28-March 3, 2013.

摘要

This is the first study to examine neural correlates of pain in women with PVD1 and PVD2. Although there are similarities between these subtypes, an understanding of the relevant and consistent differences could assist in developing more successful treatment plans for patients. This study helps to inform treatment options by highlighting the greater magnitude of activation in emotional processing areas for women with PVD1. Paired with findings of greater anxiety and catastrophizing, the study suggests that perhaps women with PVD1 are best served by a cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT)-type of intervention, as CBT has demonstrated the ability to reverse brain changes in other chronic pain conditions.