What is our pain threshold?
It has been proven that a woman’s body has more nerve receptors than a man’s body. Which essentially means, they feel pain more intensely. Looking more closely, a study published in the ASPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons) official medical journal proves this idea…
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A woman averages around 34 nerve fibres per square centimetre of the skin on their face. When you compare this to men – who average around 17 nerve fibres across the same measurement – it goes to show why a woman’s threshold for pain appears smaller.
