[HTML][HTML] Sex, gender, and pain: a review of recent clinical and experimental findings
RB Fillingim, CD King, MC Ribeiro-Dasilva… - The journal of pain, 2009 - Elsevier
Sex-related influences on pain and analgesia have become a topic of tremendous scientific
and clinical interest, especially in the last 10 to 15 years. Members of our research group
published reviews of this literature more than a decade ago, and the intervening time period
has witnessed robust growth in research regarding sex, gender, and pain. Therefore, it
seems timely to revisit this literature. Abundant evidence from recent epidemiologic studies
clearly demonstrates that women are at substantially greater risk for many clinical pain …
and clinical interest, especially in the last 10 to 15 years. Members of our research group
published reviews of this literature more than a decade ago, and the intervening time period
has witnessed robust growth in research regarding sex, gender, and pain. Therefore, it
seems timely to revisit this literature. Abundant evidence from recent epidemiologic studies
clearly demonstrates that women are at substantially greater risk for many clinical pain …