Women experience 'more pain' than men

For centuries, it has been believed that women are the more sensitive gender. Now, a new study has revealed that when it comes to pain, the fair sex are in fact the most sensitive.

An international team has carried out the study and found that women experience more pain throughout the course of their lifetime, more often, and actually for longer duration as compared to men.

What's interesting is that the study found that women are also less likely to get the right treatment as most drugs, trialled mainly on men, are often less effective on them, 'The Independent' reported.

According to researchers at International Association for the Study of Pain, it is due to different hormones, body composition and central nervous systems that make women more susceptible to a range of painful conditions than men.

Dr Beverly Collett of Chronic Pain Policy Coalition in Britain said, "Most doctors and nurses are unaware of these differences that has life-threatening consequences for women."

Better understanding among health professionals of sex differences in pain could save lives, according to the team