U.S., Aug. 30 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07148921) titled 'Perception of Pain During Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy' on April 24.
Brief Summary: It is known from the literature that women and men differ in their perception of pain. Why this is the case has not been conclusively clarified. Sex hormones could have a significant influence on this. The study team suspects that the classic hormone status of women is responsible for the lower pain threshold compared to men.
People undergoing gender affirming therapy receive biologically opposite-sex hormones in order to adapt their external appearance as well as their voice, emotional life etc. to the desired gender. The aim of this study is t...