Diagnosis of pain relies almost wholly on reporting from patients — and the symptoms of women are “often interpreted as emotional or mood-driven rather than rooted in biology,” |Image used for representational purpose only
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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.
Research published in the journal Science Immunology shows that women actually do experience exacerbated chronic pain compared to men — 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 told AFP, “with the idea that…