Many common pain relievers do less for women than for men. This unique and timely book offers startling new research proving that women experience pain differently from men, and respond to medications in vastly different ways. Conditions such as osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, and migraine headaches can cause pain that is agonizing and unceasing, but too often women are told that the symptoms are all "in their heads", or that the pain is "just a fact of life." Unfortunately, most doctors are unaware of the gender gap in pain treatment -- or simply choose to ignore it.