title: Hormones and their Interaction with the Pain Experience.
abstract: Sex differences in the prevalence of painful conditions appear after pubertyVariation in symptom severity across the menstrual cycle occurs in a number of clinical pain conditionsSex steroid hormones act at a number of sites in both the peripheral and central nervous systems and in both reproductive and non-reproductive tissuesSex steroid hormones have traditionally been thought to alter transcription; however, there is evidence that there are also non-genomic effectsSex steroid hormones can have organisational effects from as early as in uteroThe relationship between sex hormones and pain is complex.
authors.affiliation: Research Fellow, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
authors.forename: Katy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.affiliation: Professor, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tracey