Originally published October 27 2005
Study finds women feel more pain than men
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Bradon Wilhelmi, MD, authored a study that claims women have more nerve receptors than men, explaining a commonly-held perception that women are more sensitive than men.
This study has serious implications about how we treat women after surgery as well as women who experience chronic pain," said Bradon Wilhelmi, MD, ASPS member and author of the study.
"Because women have more nerve receptors, they may experience pain more powerfully than men, requiring different surgical techniques, treatments or medicine dosages to help manage their pain and make them feel comfortable."
According to the study, women averaged 34 nerve fibers per square centimeter of facial skin while men only averaged 17 nerve fibers.
Despite psychosocial expectations for men to be tougher than women when feeling pain, these findings illustrate that women's lower pain tolerance and threshold are physical.
"Eighty-seven percent of the 9.2 million cosmetic surgery procedures performed last year were on women," said Dr. Wilhelmi.
"The ability to minimize pain often affects a patient's perception of their results.
We hope this data will give new perspective on how to better treat post-operative pain in women."
Currently, 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. population suffers from acute pain, says Dr. Wilhelmi, while 25 to 30 percent suffer from chronic pain.
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