For millennia, treatments for pain have been administered with a one-size-fits-all approach. It wasn’t until recently t…
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For millennia, treatments for pain have been administered with a one-size-fits-all approach. It wasn’t until recently that experts officially acknowledged one radical truth: Women experience pain differently than men. They’re also more likely to experience chronic pain conditions and don’t respond as well to painkillers like ibuprofen, steroids, and opioids. So how can women find relief? Learn more about why women experience pain differently—as well as evolving approaches to treatment—at the…