Study finds that women experience pain for longerAFP, NEW YORKTo all the women who have heard the frustrating “it’s all in your head” in response to medical maladies, a new study published on Friday feels your pain. Research published in the Science Immunology journal showed that women actually do experience exacerbated chronic pain compared to men — a gap that could be explained by biological differences in the immune system. Research published in the Science Immunology journal showed that women actually do experience exacerbated chronic pain compared to men. However, chronic pain persists with mild to no stimulation, and women constitute 60 to 70 percent of the people experiencing it, Laumet said. University of California, San Francisco researcher Elora Midavaine, who studies chronic pain, said the new study adds “important nuance” to how we understand the interactions of hormones and the immune system, and their influence on pain.

Source: Taipei Times February 21, 2026 18:26 UTC