Sex and Gender are Not the Same: Why Identity Is Important for People Living with HIV and Chronic Pain.

Larissa J Strath Robert E SorgeMichael A OwensCesar E GonzalezJennifer I OkunborDyan M WhiteJessica S MerlinBurel R Goodin

Published in: Journal of pain research (2020)

These data support the notion that gender identity may play a more significant role in pain sensation than genetic sex. These results further maintain that not only gender identity and genetic sex are distinct variables but that treatment should be based on identity as opposed to genetic sex.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
genome wide
mental health
copy number
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
electronic health record
combination therapy