Washington/New York šC To all the women who¡¯ve heard the frustrating ¡°it¡¯s all in your head¡± in response to medical maladies, a new study out Friday feels your pain.
shows that women actually do experience exacerbated chronic pain compared to men ¡ª a gap that can be explained by biological differences in the immune system.
¡°The pain of women has been overlooked in clinical practice,¡± lead author Geoffroy Laumet said, ¡°with the idea that it¡¯s more in the mind, or that it¡¯s because women are softer and more emotional.¡±
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