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A male body contains 5 to 6 liters of blood, whereas a female body contains 4 to 5 liters. why do you think there is a difference between the two?

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There are a couple of reasons why men have a higher blood volume than women, and here are some of them:
1. they are taller - given that usually male bodies are larger than those of women, they need more blood to flow through such a vast vessel
2. men have testosterone - this hormone increases the production of erythrocytes, or red blood cells
3. women menstruate - during this period of month, women lose a portion of the blood, which is why they have less
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