👋 Meet Lindsay Ejoh, author of this week’s article “Sex Differences in Pain” which explores differences between males and females during the experience of physical pain. She is a co-editor of the blog and a 3rd year PhD student in the University of Pennsylvania's Neuroscience Graduate Group.
🧠 Lindsay researches the neurobiology of pain and pain relief. She also loves to make educational TikToks breaking down neuroscience research or sharing her experience as a PhD student. You can find her on TikTok @neuro_melody.
🎶 Outside the lab, Lindsay is very passionate about music. She sings and plays guitar and piano in her free time. She is also dedicated to increasing minority representation in STEM.
You can read her most recent article here: https://pennneuroknow.com/2023/01/17/sex-differences-in-pain/
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^ article:
"human females are more likely to take an anxious approach to chronic pain, feeling helpless in controlling it, and tend to catastrophize their pain and perceive their pain as a more serious threat than males..."
article* about a girl whose pain was ignored:
"She was then told to wait, even though she was crying and “visibly in pain,” ...
[hospital staff] replied each time that they were busy seeing patients in more serious condition, "
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article271287362.html
The girl had to have her leg amputated.
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This young woman almost died of sepsis since she was able to jump up and down despite having appendicitis:
https://youtu.be/oh-Zt5CbQwM
If females were not tough, the human race would have gone extinct a long time ago.
@Rhyothemis Thank you for sharing. Lindsay had this response for you: "Unfortunately, gender discrimination and biases in pain medicine is another huge issue."
