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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: Lizzie on 26/07/2008 15:07:14

Title: Do women experience pain differently to men?
Post by: Lizzie on 26/07/2008 15:07:14

Lizzie asked the Naked Scientists:

I read in the new scientist that women have a different pain system then men.

Would this explain why women often experience different symptoms then men when it comes to heart attacks?

What do you think?

Title: Do women experience pain differently to men?
Post by: Karen W. on 30/07/2008 15:04:32

I have heard that often and have done lots of reading and some women do not describe it like a crushing heaviness in their chest, but pain in other areas, arm, ears, shoulder blades,Radiating pain in Jaw,

I think they do and I think at times it is more individual then gender related...etc...But many times pain a women can tolerate a man cannot.. but I have also seen it go both ways with just general pain and non specific Heart attack like pain descriptions!