Sex and gender differences in pain perception and management in clinical settings
Chronic pain, which is described as pain lasting for greater than 3 months, accounts for a large percentage of economic debt in the United States, with approximately 20% of Americans experiencing a form of chronic pain. Despite the current pharmacologic recommendations for pain treatment, there are...
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| author | Jakara Morgan Krystal Magwood Joslyn Smith Marjorie R. Jenkins Alyson J. McGregor Kelly M. Quesnelle |
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| description | Chronic pain, which is described as pain lasting for greater than 3 months, accounts for a large percentage of economic debt in the United States, with approximately 20% of Americans experiencing a form of chronic pain. Despite the current pharmacologic recommendations for pain treatment, there are differences in how medications are prescribed to patients. Gender and sex are common variables when discussing biases in both pain perception and treatment. Pain perception can differ amongst the sexes based on a myriad of reasons such as differences in gonadal hormones or chronic pain syndromes. The purpose of this narrative literature review is to report physiologic and pharmacokinetic differences between the sexes and highlight the possible biases in pain treatment amongst men and women. By bringing awareness to differences in pain perception and treatment experienced by men and women, clinically, we can increase the efficacy of pain management amongst the sexes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ddc66cf1b194849a1dcca3641a61b782025-01-20T14:38:00ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAll Life2689-53072024-12-01170110.1080/26895293.2024.23674212367421Sex and gender differences in pain perception and management in clinical settingsJakara Morgan0Krystal Magwood1Joslyn Smith2Marjorie R. Jenkins3Alyson J. McGregor4Kelly M. Quesnelle5University of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleChronic pain, which is described as pain lasting for greater than 3 months, accounts for a large percentage of economic debt in the United States, with approximately 20% of Americans experiencing a form of chronic pain. Despite the current pharmacologic recommendations for pain treatment, there are differences in how medications are prescribed to patients. Gender and sex are common variables when discussing biases in both pain perception and treatment. Pain perception can differ amongst the sexes based on a myriad of reasons such as differences in gonadal hormones or chronic pain syndromes. The purpose of this narrative literature review is to report physiologic and pharmacokinetic differences between the sexes and highlight the possible biases in pain treatment amongst men and women. By bringing awareness to differences in pain perception and treatment experienced by men and women, clinically, we can increase the efficacy of pain management amongst the sexes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26895293.2024.2367421sex and genderpaindrugacute painchronic painpharmacokinetics |
| spellingShingle | Jakara Morgan Krystal Magwood Joslyn Smith Marjorie R. Jenkins Alyson J. McGregor Kelly M. Quesnelle Sex and gender differences in pain perception and management in clinical settings All Life sex and gender pain drug acute pain chronic pain pharmacokinetics |
| title | Sex and gender differences in pain perception and management in clinical settings |
| title_full | Sex and gender differences in pain perception and management in clinical settings |
| title_fullStr | Sex and gender differences in pain perception and management in clinical settings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sex and gender differences in pain perception and management in clinical settings |
| title_short | Sex and gender differences in pain perception and management in clinical settings |
| title_sort | sex and gender differences in pain perception and management in clinical settings |
| topic | sex and gender pain drug acute pain chronic pain pharmacokinetics |
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