GENDER-RELATED CORRELATION OF PAIN SENSATION, MOR LEVEL AND SOME HOSTILITY INDICES

The purpose of given study was to elucidate the relationship among heat, cold, mechanical pain sensation degrees and MOR level in almost healthy males and females - both if follicular and luteal phases of the OMC; also, to investigate gender-related correlation between all above parameters and some hostility indices. The study revealed differences in MOR level according to gender and phases of the OMC - insignificantly higher MOR level in luteal phase of the OMC compared with follicular in females, results of males are significantly lower compared of females in both phases. As gender-related so phase-dependent differences of MOR level negatively correlate with pain sensation indices: heat, cold and mechanical pain thresholds, mechanical pain tolerance. Significantly higher assault, indirect hostility, verbal hostility and lower guilt degree were detected in males compared with females. Males revealed positive correlation of pain sensation indices and MOR level with assault, indirect hostility, verbal hostility degrees; negative correlation - with guilt, irritability, resentment and suspicion degrees. Females didn't reveal relationship between hostility indices and any form of pain sensation as well as MOR level. We also didn't find gender-related differences regarding irritability, resentment, suspicion and negativism degrees, as well as mechanical, heal and cold sensation thresholds.