Tolerance to pain

Last year, a team of scientists from the University of Bath conducted an experiment with 50 volunteers, men and women to check their tolerance to pain.
They suggested introducing his arm in a bath of warm water for two minutes, then place in ice water for a further period equal to or unable to withstand suffering.
Women felt pain much earlier than their peers, and were able to stand for less time.

When it comes from within. The results caused no great surprise. That women tolerate pain better internal, such as childbirth, but are more sensitive to external pain and painful illnesses primarily as fibromyalgia, is something that scientists suspected to time.

However, it was a few months ago when a study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine offered a neurological basis through the application of imaging techniques representation.
The MRI revealed that, before the pain, the brain areas stimulated in men and women are different.

What's more, production of endogenous pain-relieving substances, called endorphins, also depends on gender.
A soothing? Another recent discovery is the different response to pain killers of men and women.

For example, it has been shown that ibuprofen is less effective against pain in them.