100

Scientists demonstrate that the female brain in humans is resistant to anesthetics and that "sex differences in anesthetic sensitivity are largely due to acute effects of sex hormones". (www.pnas.org)

submitted 10 months ago by Joleee@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

17 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] feminalpanda 22 points 10 months ago

So trans men on hormones would be more sensitive to anesthesia and trans women on HRT would be less sensitive to anesthesia. Also cis women with PCOS would be more susceptible to anesthesia.

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

Right? How hard is it, especially in scientific research/publication to just say "people with higher levels of hormone A or B"? 🤦‍♀️

[-] feminalpanda 3 points 10 months ago

I should send this to my bottom surgery doc.

load more comments (7 replies)

load more comments (11 replies)

this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2024

100 points (98.1% liked)

science

14594 readers

74 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

rule #1: be kind

<--- rules currently under construction, see current pinned post.

2024-11-11

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

m3t00@lemmy.world

Joleee@lemmy.world

laverabe@lemmy.world

DeadPand@midwest.social