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=====Tender point test phased out ===== The older 1990 criteria's tender point examination was replaced because men often do not seem to form the tender points needed for diagnosis.<ref name="men">{{Cite news |url =http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/features/how-fibromyalgia-affects-men#2 | title = How Fibromyalgia Affects Men: Symptoms and Diagnosis|work=WebMD|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> The 2010 proposed criteria correctly diagnosed more men, with a female:male ratio of 2:1.<ref name="medscape">{{Cite web | last = Boomershine | first = Chad | date = Nov 4, 2017 | title = Fibromyalgia: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology| url = http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/329838-overview#a5 | website = Medscape | pages = |via=}}</ref> Tender point examination was also problematic because "considerable skill is needed to correctly check for a patient's tender points (i.e., digital palpation that is done with certain amount of applied pressure)", but this technique was not taught at most medical schools.<ref name="NBK279092" /><ref name="masscfids">{{Cite web | url = https://www.masscfids.org/8-resource-library/diagnosis/266-tender-points-might-no-longer-be-used-for-diagnosis-of-fibromyalgia#2 | title = Tender Points might no longer be used for diagnosis of Fibromyalgia | last = Proskauer | first = Charmian | date = Feb 5, 2011 | website = [[Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association]]|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-08-09}}</ref> :The new standards were designed to: :*eliminate the use of a tender point examination :*include a severity scale by which to identify and measure characteristic FM symptoms :*utilize an index by which to rate pain<ref name="masscfids" />
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