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The Woman Who Cried Pain: Do Sex-Based Disparities Still Exist in the Experience and Treatment of Pain?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2022

Diane E. Hoffmann ,
Roger B. Fillingim  and
Christin Veasley
Diane E. Hoffmann
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, MD, USA
Roger B. Fillingim
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL, USA
Christin Veasley
Affiliation:
CHRONIC PAIN RESEARCH ALLIANCE, MILWAUKEE WI, USA.
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Abstract

Over twenty years have passed since JLME published “The Girl Who Cried Pain: A Bias Against Women in the Treatment of Pain.” This article revisits the conclusions drawn in that piece and explores what we have learned in the last two decades regarding the experience of men and women who have chronic pain and whether women continue to be treated less aggressively for their pain than men.

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Chronic PainSexDisparitiesTreatmentWomen
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 50 , Issue 3: Transgender Health Equity and the Law , Fall 2022 , pp. 519 - 541
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