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* Males have higher circulating "clotting factors" which allow for faster healing of wounds and higher peripheral pain tolerance<ref>Glucksman A (1981). Sexual Dimorphism in Human and Mammalian Biology and Pathology. Academic Press. pp. 66–75.</ref> | * Males have higher circulating "clotting factors" which allow for faster healing of wounds and higher peripheral pain tolerance<ref>Glucksman A (1981). Sexual Dimorphism in Human and Mammalian Biology and Pathology. Academic Press. pp. 66–75.</ref> | ||
The differences in strength can be very significant. For instance, gross measures of body strength suggest that women are approximately only 50% to 60% as strong as men in the upper body, and 60% to 70% as strong in the lower body.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8477683</ref> A study of hand-grip strength found that even elite female athletes can be surpassed by a man with no athletic training.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17186303</ref> Another study of sports performance in various disciplines found that males tend to perform 5.5% to 36.8% better, depending on the discipline.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3761733/</ref> | The differences in strength can be very significant. For instance, gross measures of body strength suggest that women are approximately only 50% to 60% as strong as men in the upper body, and 60% to 70% as strong in the lower body.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8477683</ref> A study of hand-grip strength found that even elite female athletes can be surpassed by a man with no athletic training.<ref name="pmid17186303">Leyk D, Gorges W, Ridder D, Wunderlich M, Rüther T, Sievert A et al. (2007) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17186303 Hand-grip strength of young men, women and highly trained female athletes.] ''Eur J Appl Physiol'' 99 (4):415-21. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-006-0351-1 DOI:10.1007/s00421-006-0351-1] PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/17186303 17186303]</ref> Another study of sports performance in various disciplines found that males tend to perform 5.5% to 36.8% better, depending on the discipline.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3761733/</ref> | ||
== Notable transwomen in women's sports == | == Notable transwomen in women's sports == | ||