Is 'Man Flu' a Real Thing? Here's What We Know

If you've ever noticed that men seem to whine about being sick far more than women do, you're not alone. There's even a word for the male tendency to exaggerate their suffering: "man flu."

But are men really exaggerating, or might their experience of being sick actually feel worse than it does for women? Dr. Kyle Sue, a family medicine professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, wanted to find out, so he pored over as much sex-related flu research as he could find.