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Vulvodynia: The Role of Inflammation in the Etiology of Localized Provoked Pain of the Vulvar Vestibule (Vestibulodynia) by Akopians, Alin L, Rapkin, Andrea J

“…Vulvar pain affecting the vestibule (vestibulodynia) is an enigmatic pain disorder that greatly affects quality of life and sexual functioning. The most common…”
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Effects of oral contraceptive pills on mood and magnetic resonance imaging measures of prefrontal cortical thickness by Petersen, Nicole, Kearley, Nicholas W., Ghahremani, Dara G., Pochon, Jean-Baptiste, Fry, Megan E., Rapkin, Andrea J., London, Edythe D.

“…Gonadal hormones influence neuronal organization and plasticity. Yet the consequences of altering their concentrations by administering contraceptive agents,…”
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Brain activation during emotion regulation in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder by Petersen, Nicole, Ghahremani, Dara G, Rapkin, Andrea J, Berman, Steven M, Liang, Letty, London, Edythe D

“…Difficulties in regulating emotions are linked to the core symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). We therefore investigated the neural substrates…”
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Experimental evaluation of central pain processes in young women with primary dysmenorrhea by Payne, Laura A., Seidman, Laura C., Sim, Myung-Shin, Rapkin, Andrea J., Naliboff, Bruce D., Zeltzer, Lonnie K.

“…Primary dysmenorrhea (PD; menstrual pain without an underlying medical condition) is associated with enhanced pain sensitivity and temporal summation (TS) in…”
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Pains of Endometriosis by Berkley, Karen J, Rapkin, Andrea J, Papka, Raymond E

“…Endometriosis is a disease defined by the presence of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus. Severe pelvic pain is often associated with endometriosis, and…”
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Symptom-associated alterations in functional connectivity in primary and secondary provoked vestibulodynia by Oughourlian, Talia C., Tun, Guistinna, Antony, Kevin M., Gupta, Arpana, Mays, Vickie M., Mayer, Emeran A., Rapkin, Andrea J., Labus, Jennifer S.

“…Primary provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is marked by the onset of symptoms at first provoking vulvar contact, whereas secondary PVD refers to symptom onset after…”
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Striatal dopamine D2-type receptor availability and peripheral 17β-estradiol by Petersen, Nicole, Rapkin, Andrea J., Okita, Kyoji, Kinney, Kaitlin R., Mizuno, Tomi, Mandelkern, Mark A., London, Edythe D.

“…Research using rodent models has established a relationship between the steroid hormone estrogen and dopamine function, by revealing changes throughout the…”
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Emotion regulation in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder by Petersen, Nicole, London, Edythe D., Liang, Letty, Ghahremani, Dara G., Gerards, Rachel, Goldman, Linda, Rapkin, Andrea J.

“…Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a psychiatric disorder that causes serious impairments in the functioning and quality of life of affected women…”
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Disease-related differences in resting-state networks: a comparison between localized provoked vulvodynia, irritable bowel syndrome, and healthy control subjects by Gupta, Arpana, Rapkin, Andrea J., Gill, Zafar, Kilpatrick, Lisa, Fling, Connor, Stains, Jean, Masghati, Salome, Tillisch, Kirsten, Mayer, Emeran A., Labus, Jennifer S.

“…Localized provoked vulvodynia (LPVD) affects approximately 16% of the female population, but biological mechanisms underlying symptoms remain unknown. Like in…”
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Resting-state functional connectivity in women with PMDD by Petersen, Nicole, Ghahremani, Dara G., Rapkin, Andrea J., Berman, Steven M., Wijker, Noor, Liang, Letty, London, Edythe D.

“…Background Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is an understudied, debilitating disorder of women. Given evidence for prefrontal cortical and limbic…”
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and severe premenstrual syndrome in adolescents by Rapkin, Andrea J, Mikacich, Judith A

“…Numerous epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that premenstrual disorders (PMDs) begin during the teenage years. At least 20 % of adolescents experience…”
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Rationale and design of a multicenter randomized clinical trial of vestibulodynia: understanding pathophysiology and determining appropriate treatments (vestibulodynia: UPDATe) by Carey, Erin T., Geller, Elizabeth J., Rapkin, Andrea, Farb, Debbie, Cutting, Haley, Akaninwor, Jasmyn, Stirling, Christopher, Bortsov, Andrey, McNulty, Steven, Merrill, Peter, Zakroysky, Pearl, DeLaRosa, Jesse, Luo, Sheng, Nackley, Andrea G.

“…Limited data are available to establish evidence-based management protocols for vestibulodynia (VBD), a chronic vulvar pain condition that affects…”
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Contraception counseling for women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD): current perspectives by Rapkin, Andrea J, Korotkaya, Yelena, Taylor, Kathrine C

“…Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) affecting up to 7% of reproductive age women. Women with PMDD are of…”
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Patterns in Vulvodynia Treatments and 6-Month Outcomes for Women Enrolled in the National Vulvodynia Registry—An Exploratory Prospective Study by Lamvu, Georgine, Alappattu, Meryl, Witzeman, Kathryn, Bishop, Mark, Robinson, Michael, Rapkin, Andrea

“…Vulvodynia is a poorly characterized condition with multiple treatment options that have been described as largely ineffective in research settings. To…”
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Effectiveness of transdermal nicotine patch in premenopausal female smokers is moderated by within-subject severity of negative affect and physical symptoms by Chai, Stephanie H., Leventhal, Adam M., Kirkpatrick, Matthew G., Eisenlohr-Moul, Tory A., Rapkin, Andrea J., D’Orazio, Lina, Pang, Raina D.

“…Rationale Nicotine patches may be less effective in female compared with male smokers. However, it is unknown if negative affect and physical symptoms…”
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ISPMD consensus on the management of premenstrual disorders by Nevatte, Tracy, O’Brien, Patrick Michael Shaughn, Bäckström, Torbjorn, Brown, Candace, Dennerstein, Lorraine, Endicott, Jean, Epperson, C. Neill, Eriksson, Elias, Freeman, Ellen W., Halbreich, Uriel, Ismail, Khalid, Panay, Nicholas, Pearlstein, Teri, Rapkin, Andrea, Reid, Robert, Rubinow, David, Schmidt, Peter, Steiner, Meir, Studd, John, Sundström-Poromaa, Inger, Yonkers, Kimberly

“…The second consensus meeting of the International Society for Premenstrual Disorders (ISPMD) took place in London during March 2011. The primary goal was to…”
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Elevated gray matter volume of the emotional cerebellum in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder by Berman, Steven M, London, Edythe D, Morgan, Melinda, Rapkin, Andrea J

“…Abstract Objective Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is characterized by severe, negative mood symptoms during the luteal phase of each menstrual cycle…”
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Experimental and procedural pain responses in primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review by Payne, Laura A, Rapkin, Andrea J, Seidman, Laura C, Zeltzer, Lonnie K, Tsao, Jennie Ci

“…Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) has been the focus of a number of experimental pain studies. Although a number of reviews exist, few have critically evaluated the…”
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Treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder by Rapkin, Andrea J, Lewis, Erin I

“…Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is comprised of a cluster of affective, behavioral and somatic symptoms recurring monthly during the luteal phase of the…”
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Fourth consensus of the International Society for Premenstrual Disorders (ISPMD): auditable standards for diagnosis and management of premenstrual disorder by Ismaili, Elgerta, Walsh, Sally, O’Brien, Patrick Michael Shaughn, Bäckström, Torbjorn, Brown, Candace, Dennerstein, Lorraine, Eriksson, Elias, Freeman, Ellen W., Ismail, Khaled M. K., Panay, Nicholas, Pearlstein, Teri, Rapkin, Andrea, Steiner, Meir, Studd, John, Sundström-Paromma, Inger, Endicott, Jean, Epperson, C. Neill, Halbreich, Uriel, Reid, Robert, Rubinow, David, Schmidt, Peter, Yonkers, Kimberley

“…Whilst professional bodies such as the Royal College and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have well-established standards for audit of…”
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