It is also true that women tend towards hypochondria, and seem to love the attention they get from doctors. Then there's the indisputable fact that women "leak" from puberty until death. Men don't need "boxer liners".
Rocky nails it...when I was going to sea, every married man experienced the hypochondria of the seagoing widow. Unless they were young enough to have a bunch of kids keeping them busy, they literally flocked to various doctors and clinics seeking attention. And of course, many found other even more expensive ways to amuse themselves, especially in community property-no fault divorce states.
And another thing...I have often wondered if the pain and agony of child birth is as bad as it's advertised...
