Previous studies have shown that women are at a greater risk for POST compared to men after an ETT [2-4]. There is no consensus in the literature today as to what constitutes POST, and how or when it should be measured [2,5-7]. Therefore, the results between studies may not be comparable [8]. Another contributing factor towards the variation in results could be that different ETT sizes have been used in women: size number 6.5 [4], number 7.0 [9] or 7.5 [2] while some authors do not state what ETT size was used [3]. Since patient satisfac- tion with anaesthesia may be further improved by redu- cing the risk of POST and PH [10,11] the symptoms needs to be continuously re-evaluated in different set- tings. The appropriate ETT size in women and men is still unclear and debated in the anesthesia community [12]. However, there seems to be some evidence that women benefit from a smaller size ETT [13]. The etiology of POST is also not clearly understood, but it appears to be an inflammatory process since the tracheal mucosa has been found to release inflammatory media- tors after intubation [14]. However, the exact anatomical location of sore throat still remains uncertain in patients [8]. Although the evidence points towards female gender as a risk factor for POST, there have been few studies evaluating the difference between genders in recent years [15].Therefore we sought to determine if there are any gender differences in relation to the incidence of sore throat and hoarseness following endotracheal intub- ation and laryngeal mask airway.