According the new study from University of Bath scientists, women feel more pain and experience it for a longer period than men. Moreover, women also experience it in more bodily areas, more often and for longer duration compared to men.

The explanation is concentrated on biological mechanisms, such as genetic and hormonal differences and also very important are the social and psychological factors.

The researchers found out that men and women think and feel about pain differently. While women tend to focus on the emotional aspects of pain, men tend to focus on the sensory aspects.

Scientists believe that women who concentrate on the emotional aspects of their pain may actually experience more pain as a result, possibly because the emotions associated with pain are negative.
Gender can be profitably examined as a potential predictor of pain experience and pain following treatment.