• Ugeskrift for laeger · Jun 2007

    Comparative Study

    [Gender differences in response to pain].

    • Thomas Graven-Nielsen and Lars Arendt-Nielsen.
    • Aalborg Universitet, Institut for Sundhedsvidenskab og Teknologi, Center for Sanse-Motorisk Interaktion. tgn@hst.aau.dk
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 2007 Jun 18;169(25):2425-7.

    AbstractGender differences in response to pain have implications for several chronic pain conditions. Lower pain thresholds to various pain modalities have been reported in females compared to males, and differences in pain sensitivity are found across the menstrual phases. Furthermore, the descending pain control seems less efficient in females. The response to pharmacological interventions, e.g. opioid analgesia or NSAID treatment, may be gender-dependent but more studies are needed. The gender difference in pain sensitivity might partly be linked to the female sex hormones but is also dependent on a complex interaction between psychosocial and physiological factors.

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