Women Experience More Pain Than Men In These 11 Body Parts

A global study spanning 118 countries discovered the disparity.

Freelance Life Writer

In a huge study analysing the self-reported pain data of over 6 million people has found that women experience more pain on average than men do in 11 body parts.

Speaking to Medical News Today, author Matt Fillingim, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at McGill University in Montreal, Canada said: “The difference probably reflects a combination of biological and social factors, including sex hormones, immune function, nervous-system pain processing, stress, reproductive burdens, occupational exposures, healthcare use, and differences in how symptoms are reported.”

The areas where women reported more pain than men

According to the study, women experience more pain in the head, face, neck and shoulder area, hand and wrist area,........

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