Males, We Really Do Suffer More When Ill

[SlingerDun]

WOMEN may not believe it – but men really do suffer more when they get a cold.

Monday September 19,2011


The male immune system is less effective at fighting off infections than the female system and that means men feel worse when battling illness than women, researchers have shown.
The discovery could explain so-called man flu, where husbands and boyfriends are bed-ridden by colds and bugs that leave women able to soldier on.
Dr Ramona Scotland, of Queen Mary University of London, led a team which studied the immune systems of mice and rats given a host of different infections.
They looked at the white blood cells in the lungs and stomach which act as the body’s first line of defence against infection.
“We found that the females had around twice as many white blood cells than males which was a huge surprise,” she said.
“When we started to look at how these white blood cells behaved we found that not only were there more cells, but that the cells were more responsive to bacteria and other invaders – and that they worked more effectively.

"We found that the females had around twice as many white blood cells than males which was a huge surprise"

“Crucially, they didn’t release as many of the chemicals that stimulate the immune system response. It’s the release of these mediators that makes you feel lousy when you’re fighting off an infection.”

For all types of illness, the female mice and rats were less sick than the male, the researchers report in the journal Blood. “I believe that the same will be true for people because this is a very ancient part of the mammal’s immune response,” said Dr Scotland.

“Man flu is a bit of a joke, but from what I’m seeing there is a real difference,” she added.

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Well, we may get more colds but at least we don't get as many headaches as women do.

[Rocky C]

Well, we may get more colds but at least we don't get as many headaches as women do.

Or PMS .
Semper Fi,
Rocky

[YLDNDN6]

If you can bleed for a week and not die, I would think a cold would be pretty low on the scale of things that would bring you down.....

[advanced]

Or PMS .
Semper Fi,
Rocky

PMS meets PTSD

I'd rather have the cold

[Marine84]

If you can bleed for a week and not die, I would think a cold would be pretty low on the scale of things that would bring you down.....

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Sounds like you got that one from a gay guy. I know a gay guy that said that a long time ago when I first met him. Of course, I just HAD to ask him one day why he liked men and he said "because he could never think of eating something that bled for a week every month and lived" - I laughed my a$$ off! Oh! And you owe me a new laptop - it caught me off guard again and I spewed.

You boys don't need to get your gander up - only damned thing it shows is that MEN really are RATS! And y'all know I say that in the most loving way.

[Free Eagle]

They also need to bear children, so they were designed for it...