Females May Have an "Extra" Pain-Regulating Pathway Focused on Relieving

Females may have an "extra" pain-regulating pathway focused on relieving pain associated with the reproductive system. One implication of this biological gender difference is that

A) men need more pain relief than women following most surgical procedures.
B) women need more pain relief than men following most surgical procedures.
C) treatment of pain in men and women is still the same, because the psychological experience of pain is the same for men and women.
D) males and females may benefit from different kinds of medications and different kinds of pain management.