Psychological impact of fibromyalgia: current perspectives

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Figure 1 Hyperalgesia and allodynia.

Note: Reprinted from Current Biology, 8(15), Martin WJ, Malmberg AB, Basbaum AI, Pain: nocistatin spells relief, R525–R527, Copyright (1998), with permission from Elsevier.⁹

Table 1 Biological and psychosocial aspects of FMS sexual dysfunctions

Biological aspects
Chronic widespread pain
Hypersensitivity and intolerability to tactile and pressure stimuli Fatigue
Sleep problems
Stiffness
Vaginismus, vulvodynia, pelvic pain, coccydynia, interstitial cystitis, etc
Irritable bladder
Pre-menstrual syndrome
Lubrication problems
Pelvic floor muscles affectation
Psychosocial aspects
Psychiatric comorbidities (particularly anxiety and depression, post-traumatic stress disorders)
Medication side effects (eg, antidepressants and anxiolytics)
Negative body images
Pain catastrophizing
Alexithymia
Communication and confidence problems with partners
Sexual abuse history
Chronic stress
Problems in pre-morbid sexual functioning
Negative self-image

Abbreviation: FMS, fibromyalgia syndrome.

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