"a young woman, who has recently suffered acute stress, asks the nurse why she seems to be more sensitive to stress than her husband. the nurse explains that a contributor to this phenomenon is: "

Women produce more estrogen than men do, which makes them more sensitive to stress. Men produce more testosterone than women do, on the flip side. The positives to estrogen are that it makes women more likely to provide emotional support, and is prosocial- people high in estrogen have a stronger desire to build relationships.