Sex Differences in Pain
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DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23841
Abstract: Females greatly outnumber males as sufferers of chronic pain. Although social and psychological factors certainly play a role in the differences in prevalence and incidence, biological differences in the functioning of the immune system likely… read more here.
Keywords: differences pain; physiology; sex differences; sex ... See more keywords
Sex differences in pain and opioid mediated antinociception: Modulatory role of gonadal hormones.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116926
Abstract: Sex-related differences in pain and opioids has been the focus of many researches. It is demonstrated that women experience greater clinical pain, lower pain threshold and tolerance, more sensitivity and distress to experimentally induced pain… read more here.
Keywords: pain opioid; sex differences; differences pain; sex ... See more keywords
The role of negative emotions in sex differences in pain sensitivity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118685
Abstract: Pain perception varies widely among individuals due to the varying degrees of biological, psychological, and social factors. Notably, sex differences in pain sensitivity have been consistently observed in various experimental and clinical investigations. However, the… read more here.
Keywords: pain sensitivity; sex differences; differences pain; sex ... See more keywords
Diffusion tensor imaging reveals sex differences in pain sensitivity of rats
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DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1073963
Abstract: Studies on differences in brain structure and function according to sex are reported to contribute to differences in behavior and cognition. However, few studies have investigated brain structures or used tractography to investigate gender differences… read more here.
Keywords: differences pain; brain; sex differences; pain sensitivity ... See more keywords