According to research, one of the primary reasons why women experience pain more intensely than men is that

A. women produce certain hormones related to the menstrual cycle.
B. women have more pain gates in the nervous system than do men.
C. women are encouraged by society to experience and express pain more intensely than are men.
D. women have more substance P in their systems than do men.


Answer: A

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