Burden of Menstrual Pain Measured by Heatmap Visualization of Daily Patient-Reported Data in Japanese Patients Treated with Ethinylestradiol/Drospirenone: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Mikio Momoeda Sayako AkiyamaShigetomo YamamotoMasami KondoTakeshi Fukai

Published in: International journal of women's health (2020)

Heatmapping effectively visualized the daily burden of menstrual pain in Japanese patients with dysmenorrhea. The analysis using heatmaps suggested that the flexible extended EE/DRSP treatment regimen was more likely to alleviate the regular occurrence of menstrual pain peaks compared with the cyclic regimen.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
patient reported
neuropathic pain
physical activity
risk assessment
risk factors
electronic health record
spinal cord
postoperative pain
machine learning
combination therapy