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Although pain is a primary complaint among IBD patients, and pain often does not correlate with colon pathology, most animal studies focus on physiological rather than behavioral measures of IBD severity. Thus, the present study determined whether the impact of colitis on global measures of well-being is greater in female than male rats, and whether testosterone ameliorates this impact in females.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Blank capsules were implanted into gonadally intact adult females and males, and another group of females was implanted with testosterone-filled capsules. Three weeks later, trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid (TNBS) was administered intracolonically to induce colitis. Body weight and continuous, home cage wheel running were measured daily, before and for 10 days after colitis induction. Estrous cycle was monitored for 21 days in a subset of females. At the end of the study, serum testosterone and estradiol were determined, in addition to clitoral\/preputial gland size.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>TNBS suppressed body weight and wheel running, which partially recovered within 10 days, with no group differences in magnitude or time course of these effects. Serum testosterone was elevated in testosterone-treated compared to control females and did not differ significantly from males, whereas serum estradiol was similar across groups. Testosterone suppressed females\u2019 estrous cycling and increased clitoral gland size. 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