bednobs - my answer was intended to be light-hearted, I think it has lost some of its levity between my keyboard and the Site!
that said, there is a valid argument that men are not always empathetic of wsomens' circumstances, fair enough that is lack of circumstance, rather than lack of desire, but the fact remains.
It was illustrated by the rather wonderful cod-Country musician Hank Wangford - his day job, as Kim Hut, is a gynachologist.
Mr Hut points out that he always gives an aneasthetic before fitting an inter-uterine coil because it can often be painful, but a lot of his male colleagues have never considered that.
As Mr Hut advises - no man would offer a dental filling without anaesthetic because we all have mouths, and know what the pain is, but oonly women have wombs - hence his point, which is valid.
So - please ignore my sledgehammer humour - put it down to the heat!