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...women participate in more and more sports, orthopedists are noticing a difference in the types of injuries women are prone to. They appear to be more susceptible than men to damaging the ligaments that hold the knee together. Many women basketball players have suffered painful and potentially debilitating tears to the anterior cruciate ligament, which can take months to heal. Doctors think it may have something to do with a woman's wider hips, which place a greater strain on the ligaments joining the thigh to the knee. These ligaments are weaker in women to start with...
Women tend to metabolize a number of drugs differently from men...
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Contrary to anecdotal stories, numerous studies have documented that women experience pain more acutely and more frequently than men, indicating that the sexes may detect and dampen pain differently. In a study of dental patients, women responded more favorably than men to a class of pain relievers known as kappa opioids, including pentazocine, suggesting that receptors for inhibiting pain may vary by sex. Moreover, women are less responsive than men to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen...
Women, more than men, experience a significant change in their bones in later life. In postmenopausal women, the skeleton becomes less dense, full of perforations caused by osteoporosis. The reason for the difference: less estrogen after menopause. The hormone slows down bone loss and builds up bone as well. Women past menopause who have estrogen-replacement therapy can prevent as much as 75% of their bone degradation and cut their risk of a hip fracture...