Pain: sex differences and implications for treatment

Sex, gender, and pain: a review of recent clinical and experimental findings

Fillingim, R. B., King, C. D., Ribeiro-Dasilva, M. C., Rahim-Williams, B., & Riley, J. L. (2009) · The Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2008.12.001 · Cited by 2,766 · see citing works

Prevalence and Burden of Migraine in the United States: Data From the American Migraine Study II

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The complex role of estrogens in inflammation

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Prevalence of migraine headache in the United States. Relation to age, income, race, and other sociodemographic factors

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Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and inflammatory mediator production

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Sex differences in the perception of noxious experimental stimuli: a meta-analysis

Riley, J. L., Robinson, M. E., Wise, E. A., Myers, C. D., & Fillingim, R. B. (1998) · Pain · doi:10.1016/s0304-3959(97)00199-1 · Cited by 1,085 · see citing works

Epidemiology of Temporomandibular Disorders: Implications for the Investigation of Etiologic Factors

LeResche, L. (1997) · Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine · doi:10.1177/10454411970080030401 · Cited by 1,073 · see citing works

Studying sex and gender differences in pain and analgesia: a consensus report

Greenspan, J. D., Craft, R. M., LeResche, L., Arendt-Nielsen, L., Berkley, K. J., Fillingim, R. B., Gold, M. S., Holdcroft, A., Lautenbacher, S., Mayer, E. A., et al. (2007) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2007.10.014 · Cited by 1,033 · see citing works

Vitamin D and autoimmunity: new aetiological and therapeutic considerations

Arnson, Y., Amital, H., & Shoenfeld, Y. (2007) · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · doi:10.1136/ard.2007.069831 · Cited by 702 · see citing works

Invited Review: Estrogens effects on the brain: multiple sites and molecular mechanisms

McEwen, B. S. (2001) · Journal of Applied Physiology · doi:10.1152/jappl.2001.91.6.2785 · Cited by 653 · see citing works

A meta-analytic review of pain perception across the menstrual cycle

Riley, J. L., Robinson, M. E., Wise, E. A., & Price, D. D. (1999) · Pain · doi:10.1016/s0304-3959(98)00258-9 · Cited by 581 · see citing works

A meta-analysis of the analgesic effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation for inflammatory joint pain

Goldberg, R. J., & Katz, J. D. (2007) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2007.01.020 · Cited by 524 · see citing works

Modulation of pain by estrogens

Craft, R. M. (2007) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2007.09.028 · Cited by 466 · see citing works

Relation of Dietary Intake and Serum Levels of Vitamin D to Progression of Osteoarthritis of the Knee among Participants in the Framingham Study

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Gender role expectations of pain: relationship to sex differences in pain

Robinson, M. E., Riley, J. L., Myers, C. D., Papas, R. K., Wise, E. A., Waxenberg, L. B., & Fillingim, R. B. (2001) · The Journal of Pain · doi:10.1054/jpai.2001.24551 · Cited by 423 · see citing works

Fibromyalgia patients show an abnormal dopamine response to pain

Wood, P. B., Schweinhardt, P., Jaeger, E., Dagher, A., Hakyemez, H., Rabiner, E. A., Bushnell, M. C., & Chizh, B. A. (2007) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05623.x · Cited by 406 · see citing works

Use of exogenous hormones and risk of temporomandibular disorder pain

LeResche, L., Saunders, K., Von Korff, M. R., Barlow, W., & Dworkin, S. F. (1997) · Pain · doi:10.1016/s0304-3959(96)03230-7 · Cited by 378 · see citing works

The case for the inclusion of female subjects in basic science studies of pain

Mogil, J. S., & Chanda, M. L. (2005) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2005.06.020 · Cited by 376 · see citing works

Role of central dopamine in pain and analgesia

Wood, P. B. (2008) · Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics · doi:10.1586/14737175.8.5.781 · Cited by 373 · see citing works

μ-Opioid Receptor-Mediated Antinociceptive Responses Differ in Men and Women

Zubieta, J.-K., Smith, Y. R., Bueller, J. A., Xu, Y., Kilbourn, M. R., Jewett, D. M., Meyer, C. R., Koeppe, R. A., & Stohler, C. S. (2002) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.22-12-05100.2002 · Cited by 363 · see citing works

Gender role expectations of pain: relationship to experimental pain perception

Wise, E. A., Price, D. D., Myers, C. D., Heft, M. W., & Robinson, M. E. (2002) · Pain · doi:10.1016/s0304-3959(01)00473-0 · Cited by 359 · see citing works

Omega-3 DHA and EPA for cognition, behavior, and mood: clinical findings and structural-functional synergies with cell membrane phospholipids.

Kidd, P. M. (2007) · PubMed · Cited by 340 · see citing works

The immunological functions of the vitamin D endocrine system.

Hayes, C. E., Nashold, F. E., Spach, K. M., & Pedersen, L. B. (2003) · PubMed · Cited by 331 · see citing works

Sex Differences in Opioid Analgesia: “From Mouse to Man”

Craft, R. M. (2003) · Clinical Journal of Pain · doi:10.1097/00002508-200305000-00005 · Cited by 319 · see citing works

Striatal dopamine transporters and cognitive functioning in healthy men and women

Mozley, L. H., Gur, R. C., Mozley, P. D., & Gur, R. E. (2001) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.158.9.1492 · Cited by 314 · see citing works

1-alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)) hampers the maturation of fully active immature dendritic cells from monocytes

Canning, M. O., Grotenhuis, K., de Wit, H., Ruwhof, C., & Drexhage, H. (2001) · European Journal of Endocrinology · doi:10.1530/eje.0.1450351 · Cited by 228 · see citing works

Ischemic but Not Thermal Pain Sensitivity Varies Across the Menstrual Cycle

Fillingim, R. B., Maixner, W. D., Girdler, S. S., Light, K. C., Harris, M. B., Sheps, D. S., & Mason, G. (1997) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/00006842-199709000-00008 · Cited by 197 · see citing works

Low levels of vitamin D and worsening of knee osteoarthritis: Results of two longitudinal studies

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Cross-sex hormone administration changes pain in transsexual women and men

Aloisi, A. M., Bachiocco, V., Costantino, A., Stefani, R., Ceccarelli, I., Bertaccini, A., & Meriggiola, M. C. (2007) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2007.02.006 · Cited by 189 · see citing works

Vitamin D and chronic widespread pain in a white middle-aged British population: evidence from a cross-sectional population survey

Atherton, K., Berry, D., Parsons, T., Macfarlane, G., Power, C., & Hyppönen, E. (2008) · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · doi:10.1136/ard.2008.090456 · Cited by 150 · see citing works

Diffuse Musculoskeletal Pain Is Not Associated With Low Vitamin D Levels or Improved by Treatment With Vitamin D

Warner, A. E., & Arnspiger, S. A. (2008) · JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology · doi:10.1097/rhu.0b013e31816356a9 · Cited by 146 · see citing works

Specificity of female and male sex hormones on excitatory and inhibitory phases of formalin-induced nociceptive responses

Gaumond, I., Arsenault, P., & Marchand, S. (2005) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2005.06.011 · Cited by 125 · see citing works

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Nested Case-Control Study of Risk Factors in Women

Ferry, S., Hannaford, P. C., Warskyj, M., Lewis, M., & Croft, P. R. (2000) · American Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010244 · Cited by 120 · see citing works

Central sensitization: uncovering the relation between pain and plasticity.

Woolf, C. J. (2007) · Anesthesiology · doi:10.1097/01.anes.0000264769.87038.55 · Cited by 117 · see citing works

Rat brain serotonin: Biochemical and functional evidence for a sex difference

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Estrogen and Related Compounds: Biphasic Dose Responses

Calabrese, E. J. (2001) · Critical Reviews in Toxicology · doi:10.1080/20014091111785 · Cited by 112 · see citing works

Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Vitamin D Inadequacy among Patients with Chronic Pain

Turner, M. K., Hooten, W. M., Schmidt, J. E., Kerkvliet, J. L., Townsend, C. O., & Bruce, B. K. (2008) · Pain Medicine · doi:10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00415.x · Cited by 108 · see citing works

Pain sensations to the cold pressor test in normally menstruating women: comparison with men and relation to menstrual phase and serum sex steroid levels

Stening, K., Eriksson, O., WAHREN, L. K., Berg, G. E., Hammar, M. L., & Blomqvist, A. G. (2007) · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00127.2007 · Cited by 107 · see citing works

Role of gonadal hormones in formalin-induced pain responses of male rats: modulation by estradiol and naloxone administration

Aloisi, A. M., & Ceccarelli, I. (1999) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/s0306-4522(99)00445-5 · Cited by 98 · see citing works

Sex and gender differences in pain and inflammation: a rapidly maturing field

Berkley, K. J., Zalcman, S. S., & Simon, V. R. (2006) · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00287.2006 · Cited by 86 · see citing works

Estradiol and progesterone differentially regulate formalin-induced nociception in ovariectomized female rats

Kuba, T., Wu, H.-B. K., Nazarian, A., Festa, E. D., Barr, G. A., Jenab, S., Inturrisi, C. E., & Quiñones-Jenab, V. (2005) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.09.007 · Cited by 85 · see citing works

Hypovitaminosis D among rheumatology outpatients in clinical practice

Mouyis, M., Östör, A. J. K., Crisp, A. J., Ginawi, A., Halsall, D. J., Shenker, N., & Poole, K. E. S. (2008) · Lara D. Veeken · doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken203 · Cited by 82 · see citing works

The association of hormone replacement therapy with experimental pain responses in postmenopausal women

Fillingim, R. B., & Edwards, R. R. (2001) · Pain · doi:10.1016/s0304-3959(01)00256-1 · Cited by 79 · see citing works

5-hydroxytryptamine-mediated behaviour in male and female rats

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Psychophysically Determined Thresholds for Thermal Perception and Pain Perception in Healthy Women Across the Menstrual Cycle

Soderberg, K., Poromaa, I. S., Nyberg, S., Bäckström, T. C., & Nordh, E. (2006) · Clinical Journal of Pain · doi:10.1097/01.ajp.0000210904.75472.63 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Estrogen and μ-opioid receptor antagonists counteract the 17β-estradiol-induced licking increase and interferon-γ reduction occurring during the formalin test in male rats

Ceccarelli, I., Fiorenzani, P., Grasso, G., Lariviere, W. R., Massafra, C., Massai, L., Muscettola, M., & Aloisi, A. M. (2004) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2004.06.005 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Current Perception Threshold Increases During Pregnancy but does not Change Across Menstrual Cycle.

Oshima, M., Ogawa, R., & Menkes, D. L. (2002) · Journal of Nippon Medical School · doi:10.1272/jnms.69.19 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

FISH OIL IN OSTEOARTHRITIS

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Vitamin D Deficiency as a Contributor to Multiple Forms of Chronic Pain

Gloth, F. M., & Greenough, W. B. (2004) · Mayo Clinic Proceedings · doi:10.4065/79.5.696-a · Cited by 18 · see citing works

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE NYSSORHYNCHUS GROUP OF THE ANOPHELES (CULICIDAE) OF PANAMA*

CURRY, D. P. (1932) · American Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117832 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Chronic pain and sex-differences; women accept and move, while men feel blue

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Sex hormone activity in alcohol addiction: Integrating organizational and activational effects

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Pain and Sex Hormones: A Review of Current Understanding

Maurer, A. J., Lissounov, A., Knezevic, I., Candido, K. D., & Knežević, N. N. (2016) · Pain Management · doi:10.2217/pmt-2015-0002 · Cited by 120 · see citing works

Sex Differences in Opioid Analgesia and Addiction: Interactions among Opioid Receptors and Estrogen Receptors

Lee, C. W., & Ho, I.-K. (2013) · Molecular Pain · doi:10.1186/1744-8069-9-45 · Cited by 109 · see citing works

Sex and gender differences in axial spondyloarthritis: myths and truths

Rusman, T., van Bentum, R. E., & van der Horst-Bruinsma, I. E. (2020) · Lara D. Veeken · doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keaa543 · Cited by 108 · see citing works

Self-Efficacy and Fear Avoidance Beliefs in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients: Coexistence and Associated Factors

Vieira, É. B. D. M., Salvetti, M. D. G., Damiani, L. P., & Pimenta, C. A. D. M. (2013) · Pain Management Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2013.04.004 · Cited by 98 · see citing works

Modality and sex differences in pain sensitivity during human endotoxemia

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The fundamental unit of pain is the cell

Reichling, D. B., Green, P. G., & Levine, J. D. (2013) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2013.05.037 · Cited by 92 · see citing works

Implication of allopregnanolone in the antinociceptive effect of N -palmitoylethanolamide in acute or persistent pain

Sasso, O., Russo, R., Vitiello, S., Raso, G. M., D’Agostino, G., Iacono, A., Rana, G. L., Vallée, M., Cuzzocrea, S., Piazza, P. V., et al. (2011) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2011.08.010 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

Sex Differences Among Opioid-Abusing Patients With Chronic Pain in a Clinical Trial

Manubay, J. M., Davidson, J. W., Vosburg, S. K., Jones, J. D., Comer, S. D., & Sullivan, M. A. (2014) · Journal of Addiction Medicine · doi:10.1097/adm.0000000000000086 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Prolonged perioperative infusion of low‐dose ketamine does not alter opioid use after pediatric scoliosis surgery

Pestieau, S. R., Finkel, J. C., Junqueira, M. M., Cheng, Y. I., Lovejoy, J. F., Wang, J., & Quezado, Z. (2014) · Pediatric Anesthesia · doi:10.1111/pan.12417 · Cited by 57 · see citing works

Assessing Chronic Pain Treatment Practices and Evaluating Adherence to Chronic Pain Clinical Guidelines in Outpatient Practices in the United States

Rasu, R. S., Sohraby, R., Cunningham, L., & Knell, M. E. (2013) · Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2013.01.425 · Cited by 56 · see citing works

Female gender is a risk factor for pain, discomfort, and fatigue after laparoscopic groin hernia repair

Tolver, M. A., Strandfelt, P., Rosenberg, J., & Bisgaard, T. (2012) · Hernia · doi:10.1007/s10029-012-0956-8 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

The role of tendon and subacromial bursa in rotator cuff tear pain: a clinical and histopathological study

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Estrogen-Induced Monocytic Response Correlates with Temporomandibular Disorder Pain: A Case Control Study

Ribeiro-Dasilva, M., Fillingim, R. B., & Wallet, S. M. (2016) · Journal of Dental Research · doi:10.1177/0022034516678599 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

In Vivo and in Vitro Comparison of Female and Male Nociceptors

Hendrich, J., Álvarez, P., Joseph, E. K., Ferrari, L. F., Chen, X., & Levine, J. D. (2012) · Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2012.09.009 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

The association between obesity and chronic pain among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Qian, M., Shi, Y., & Yu, M. (2020) · Geriatric Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.10.017 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Progesterone and Allopregnanolone Rapidly Attenuate Estrogen-Associated Mechanical Allodynia in Rats with Persistent Temporomandibular Joint Inflammation

Hornung, R. S., Benton, W. L., Tongkhuya, S. A., Uphouse, L. L., Kramer, P. R., & Averitt, D. L. (2020) · Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnint.2020.00026 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Gender Differences in Symptoms, Health-Related Quality of Life, Sleep Quality, Mental Health, Cognitive Performance, Pain-Cognition, and Positive Health in Spanish Fibromyalgia Individuals: The Al-Ándalus Project

Segura‐Jiménez, V., Estévez‐López, F., Soriano‐Maldonado, A., Álvarez‐Gallardo, I. C., Delgado‐Fernández, M., Ruiz, J. R., & Aparicio, V. A. (2016) · Pain Research and Management · doi:10.1155/2016/5135176 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Chronic pain, associated factors, and impact on daily life: are there differences between the sexes?

Vieira, É. B. D. M., Garcia, J. B. S., da Sílva, A. A. M., Araújo, R. L. T. M., Jansen, R. C. S., & Bertrand, A. L. X. (2012) · Cadernos de Saúde Pública · doi:10.1590/s0102-311x2012000800005 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Osteoarthritis in Older People: The Progetto Veneto Anziani Study

Veronese, N., Maggi, S., Noale, M., RUI, M. D., Bolzetta, F., Zambon, S., Corti, M. C., Sartori, L., Musacchio, E., Baggio, G., et al. (2015) · Rejuvenation Research · doi:10.1089/rej.2015.1671 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Pupillometry: The Influence of Gender and Anxiety on the Pain Response

Garcia, J. B. S. (2013) · Pain Physician · doi:10.36076/ppj.2013/16/e257 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Food-Derived Natural Compounds for Pain Relief in Neuropathic Pain

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Endogenous prolactin generated during peripheral inflammation contributes to thermal hyperalgesia

Scotland, P. E., Patil, M. J., Belugin, S., Henry, M. A., Goffin, V., Hargreaves, K., & Akopian, A. N. (2011) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07788.x · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Estrogen metabolites increase nociceptor hyperactivity in a mouse model of uterine pain

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Women’s Pain Management Across the Lifespan—A Narrative Review of Hormonal, Physiological, and Psychosocial Perspectives

Stieger, A., Asadauskas, A., Luedi, M. M., & Andereggen, L. (2025) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm14103427 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

The role of vitamin D3 in follicle development

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Relationship of Female sex Hormones with Pain Perception: Focus on Estrogens

Aloisi, A. M., & Sorda, G. (2011) · Pain Management · doi:10.2217/pmt.11.13 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Transcranial direct‐current stimulation reduces nociceptive behaviour in an orofacial pain model

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Attenuated pain response of obese mice (B6.Cg-lep) is affected by aging and leptin but not sex

Rodgers, H. M., Liban, S., & Wilson, L. M. (2013) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.10.007 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Vitamin D for Menstrual and Pain-Related Disorders in Women

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Predictors of oversedation in hospitalized patients

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C3aR in astrocytes mediates post-thoracotomy pain by inducing A1 astrocytes in male rats

Zhu, A., Cui, H., Su, W., Liu, C., Yu, X., & Huang, Y. (2023) · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease · doi:10.1016/j.bbadis.2023.166672 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Dor crônica e nível de atividade física em usuários das unidades básicas de saúde

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Anxiety-induced hyperalgesia in female rats is mediated by cholecystokinin 2 receptor in rostral ventromedial medulla and spinal 5-hydroxytryptamine 2B receptor

Jiang, M., Bo, J., Lei, Y., Hu, F., Xia, Z., Liu, Y., Lu, C., Sun, Y., Hou, B., Ni, K., et al. (2019) · Journal of Pain Research · doi:10.2147/jpr.s187715 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Gender differences in postoperative pain, sleep quality, and recovery outcomes in patients undergoing visual thoracoscopic surgery

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Perfil do paciente com dor crônica atendido em um ambulatório de dor de uma grande cidade do sul do Brasil

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Pain in Brazilian people experiencing homelessness

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Effect of gender and age on bDMARD efficacy for axial spondyloarthritis patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Assessing the prevalence of autoimmune, endocrine, gynecologic, and psychiatric comorbidities in an ethnically diverse cohort of female fibromyalgia patients: does the time from hysterectomy provide a clue?

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