Women feel pain more than men, research shows <DIV class=submitted>By BJS </DIV><DIV class=created>Created 07/04/2005 - 08:37 </DIV><DIV class=content>Women feel pain more than men despite the popular notion that the opposite is true, according to research. Scientists investigating gender differences in pain have found that not only do women report more pain throughout the course of their lifetime, they also experience it in more bodily areas, more often and for longer duration when compared to men. There also seem to be differences in how men and women think and feel about their pain. For example, anxiety may affect men and women in different ways, and the strategies used to cope with pain may actually make their experience worse. These conclusions are based on several studies into the pain response of volunteers exposed to a pain stimulus, such as a cold water bath, as well as field studies in clinics and hospitals. http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/node/8341/print </DIV> |