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Danilov A.B.

Moskovskaia meditsinskaia akademiia im. I.M. Sechenova

Il'iasov R.R.

Kafedra khirurgii i éndoskopii Penzenskogo IUV;
kafedra gospital'noĭ khirurgii #1 Pervogo MGMU im. I.M. Sechenova

Sex hormones and pain

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Danilov A.B., Il'iasov R.R.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2017;117(2): 149‑154

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro201711721149-154

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SEX HORMONES AND PAIN
SEX HORMONES AND PAIN

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Danilov AB, Il'iasov RR. Sex hormones and pain. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2017;117(2):149‑154. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro201711721149-154

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Abstract:

This review presents an interdisciplinary approach to etiology and methods for pain management during changes of sex hormone levels in men and women. The problem of pain does not arouse sufficient interest among endocrinologists who lack the skills for assessing pain neurologically. In most cases, a deficiency of sex hormones remains unnoted in consultations with a neurologist. The authors present the data on the influence of a deficit in the sex hormones testosterone and estrogen on the perception of pain and the frequency of pain syndrome. The link between obesity, the level of sex hormones, and pain, is demonstrated in this article. Special attention is given to male hypogonadism and its influence on pain because the impact of sex hormones in men was less studied compared to that in women. The necessity of research focused on the possibility of using testosterone as an anti-pain treatment method for men with age-related hypogonadism is also considered.

Keywords:

sex hormones
testosterone
androgen
estradiol
estrogen
pain
hypogonadism
androgen deficiency
obesity
metabolic syndrome

Authors:

Danilov A.B.

Moskovskaia meditsinskaia akademiia im. I.M. Sechenova

Il'iasov R.R.

Kafedra khirurgii i éndoskopii Penzenskogo IUV;
kafedra gospital'noĭ khirurgii #1 Pervogo MGMU im. I.M. Sechenova

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