Pain Severity in Relation to the Final Menstrual Period in a Prospective Multiethnic Observational Cohort: Results From the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation
Bodily pain increases during transmenopause and decreases during postmenopause. In the overall population, mean changes in bodily pain were small. Women with a history of abdominal cramps had the largest declines in bodily pain. Women with depression and sleep problems had the largest increases in bodily pain.