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Battle of the sexes: Who handles pain better? – Noosa News
Breakthrough new Australian research has revealed who handles chronic pain better, and a hormone found in greater levels in one sex could explain why.
EXCLUSIVE: It’s the ultimate battle of the sexes – just who can handle pain better.
And finally we have an answer.
Women experience worse pain than men and are eight times more likely to suffer chronic pain.
Breakthrough new Australian research suggests the male hormone testosterone protects men from experiencing chronic agony the way women do.
In a paper being peer-reviewed, gynaecologist Dr Susan Evans found women with lower levels of testosterone suffer more days of pelvic pain than women with…
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