WCP: Women with Fibromyalgia Experience Significant Pain During Routine Mammography SAN DIEGO, CA -- August 22, 2002 -- Results of a survey of women with fibromyalgia suggest that women with fibromyalgia experience significant pain during mammography and thus may avoid routine screening, according to results presented August 21st at the 10th World Congress on Pain. Ursula Haemmerer, PhD, of the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, said in an interview that "women with fibromyalgia require pain management during mammography, which is not routinely done." She said that women with fibromyalgia may also require additional counseling to encourage them to undergo routine screening procedures "because they associate the exams with pain." [08/26/2002; Doctor's Guide] Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.