Who is tougher men or women

First the study. Instead, researchers used self-reported pain scaled. Meaning, male and female patients were asked to rate their pain — for similar disorders— on a scale of one to And fairly steadily across the board, women placed their pain numbers higher than men. Not exactly a perfect way to conduct a study, but it was a huge one, and the results were consistent. Women tended to complain more of issues like headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, joint aches and muscle pains.

They even said their sinus infections and sprained ankles hurt more than guys did. Pointing to the massive gender gap that appears when examining extreme old age, Austad and a small number of other researchers are dedicated to discovering what it is about women that makes us better survivors. Hopefully, as more research and conversations about gender take center stage, everyone will be inspired to think critically about how and why we make assumptions about people based on their gender, and whether those assumptions are accurate.

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