EVERY DAY FOR nearly 15 years, Raynie Canoy woke up in head-to-toe pain that made it hard to function. Her neck, back, and knees ached, and her hips felt so tight that some days she could barely bend ...

Sex-dependent immune responses may underlie differences in pain perception between men and women, findings from a new mouse study reveal, opening the way for better treatments.

Studies show women experience longer-lasting pain than men due to biological differences in immune response and hormones. Research in Science Immunology found men’s testosterone boosts interleukin-10, ...

Women suffer more. But why? A new study points to an immune mechanism that differs between women and men, which may affect the duration of pain after trauma.

How scientists are trying to make in-office gynecological procedures a little more comfortable. Many women dread the pain that typically accompanies the insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) ...