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by Meadow Larke on December 12th, 2007

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Who has a higher pain threshold; men or women?
Do you have proof and/or how do you know?

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  • by Meadow Larke on December 12th, 2007

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    I'm a pregnant female, I always thought men were "weaker" than women, but I guess it's not like that! Women just know how to deal with pain better, which could lead to people thinking women have a better threshold, but that's NOT what it means.

    I went to http://www.webmd.com/.../...c-pain-conditions


    "...Many investigators are turning their attention to the study of gender differences and pain. Women, many experts now agree, recover more quickly from pain, seek help more quickly for their pain, and are less likely to allow pain to control their lives. They also are more likely to marshal a variety of resources-coping skills, support, and distraction-with which to deal with their pain..."

    "...Research in this area is yielding fascinating results. For example, male experimental animals injected with estrogen, a female sex hormone, appear to have a lower tolerance for pain-that is, the addition of estrogen appears to lower the pain threshold. Similarly, the presence of testosterone, a male hormone, appears to elevate tolerance for pain in female mice: the animals are simply able to withstand pain better. Female mice deprived of estrogen during experiments react to stress similarly to male animals. Estrogen, therefore, may act as a sort of pain switch, turning on the ability to recognize pain..."

    It was a pretty interesting article.

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    • HANDS DOWN ITS WOMEN OF COURSE...IF WE CAN DELIVER 10LB BABIES WE CAN DEAL WITH ANY OTHER PAIN.

      Shelly

      by Shelly on December 12th, 2007

    • Shelly..no. And that article is just weird, Men know how to deal with pain easily.

      googoo3

      by googoo3 on February 8th, 2009

    • And men actually recover alot more quickly from pain because since women feel more pain in general it takes them alot more time to recover from it, whereas men feel alot less pain so it takes them less time to recover rom it. And you thinking men are "weaker" than women is surely very uneducated, men are physically stronger and alot less sensitive to pain. I don't see why that's so hard for ppl to understand.

      googoo3

      by googoo3 on February 9th, 2009

    • And men don't let pain control their lives either, we just suck it up and deal with it better.

      googoo3

      by googoo3 on February 9th, 2009

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