Hormone therapy and pain in gender diverse adults
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This study looks at how gender-affirming hormone therapy affects pain in gender diverse (GM) adults. It may help understand whether these hormones change how you feel pain.
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Who can take part
- Be between 18 and 50 years old
- Be a gender diverse (GM) person either starting or considering hormone therapy, or not taking it
- Speak English
- Be able to give informed consent
- For the brain scan part: be right-handed, able to lie still for 1.5 hours, and avoid certain pain meds and alcohol
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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