It has been well known, if not at all well understood why, that women frequently experience elevated levels of pain as part of menstruation (amongst other female-specific life events). Researchers at the University of Arizona have recently published a paper that appears to have identified at least one of the neurological pathways such pain signals may follow.
Frank Porreca, Ph.D., associate department head, a professor of Pharmacology, anesthesiology, cancer biology and neuroscience at the college, and senior author on the study, notes it always has been understood that women experience some types of pain that occur without injury (known as "functional pain syndromes") more than men. The reasons for this never were clearly understood. A possible explanation the researchers explored was the differences in the cells and nerves that send pain signals to the brain in women and men.The findings suggest new pain-management therapies targeting the prolactin system would greatly benefit women suffering from functional pain syndromes.
Don't take my word for it, RTWT. And take hope ladies; not only is PMS a real thing medically, you have reason to believe a method for managing the process may soon be available to you.
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