What happened to girl power?

Australia's national women's soccer

team the Matildas lose 7-0 to an under
FIFTEENS boys' side
By CAMERON PHELPS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
PUBLISHED: 05:49 BST, 26 May 2016 | UPDATED: 10:17 BST, 27 May 2016

Australia's national women's soccer team have suffered a devastating

defeat in the lead up to the Rio Olympics - going down 7-0 to the
Newcastle Jets under-15 boys side.
What is particularly concerning for the Matildas is that despite resting
some regulars, they were still able to field experienced international stars
including former AFC player of the year Katrina Gorry.

Despite the embarrassing defeat on Wednesday night at Valentine Sports

Park in Newcastle, the Australian team will travel to Brazil as one of the
gold medal favourites.

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While the Matildas played with a rotating squad, there is no denying
losing to a team of school boys is far from ideal preparation for the world's
fifth ranked team in their quest for Olympic gold at Rio.

Assistant Matildas coach Gary van Egmond was as surprised as anyone

about the result admitting his side were outplayed.

'To be honest we didn't expect that,' Egmond told the Huffington Post
Australia.
'The Jets boys were very good, all credit to them, they moved the ball
around very well and were excellent all night.'
Egmond said that the Matildas are often forced to play against boys
teams as trying to find quality female opposition can be difficult.

It may not be the first time that the Australian team have suffered a heavy
defeat against school boys with claims that they were 'smashed' by an
under 16 Sydney FC team last year circulating.

The social media reaction to the defeat has been condemning with many
claiming that the result is not good enough for a team that is expected to
challenge for a medal at the Olympics.

In the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada, the team reached the quarter
finals, losing to eventual winners Japan.

They will be hoping for a marked improvement when they kick off their
official pre-Olympic friendlies with New Zealand in June.

The Matildas are Australia's only hope for a football medal at the Rio
games after the men failed to qualify following a scoreless draw with
Qatar in January.
VERSE

Genesis 3:16 ESV / 24 helpful votes

To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you
shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule
over you.”

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The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you
above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and
dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the
woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.” To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain
in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your
husband, and he shall rule over you.”
8 Things That Hurt More Than
Childbirth
By Robin Elise Weiss, PhD | Reviewed by Anita Sadaty, MD

Updated August 27, 2018

There is one thing that almost every pregnant woman believes—childbirth is the worst
pain you could ever feel. You don’t have to look too far to find out why. For example,
reality television shows about labor and birth are quick to highlight images of women in
labor writhing in pain.

However, there are things that women who have experienced both say can hurt more than
giving birth. Keep in mind that everyone experiences situations differently, so what might
be more painful for one person may not be for another. It is also important to note that
when talking about a negative birth experience, pain is not the leading factor for women.

1
Broken Bones
Breaking a bone sounds painful, though obviously not all broken bones are the same.
Some are serious and require large casts for long periods of time, and some might involve
surgery and placing hardware like pins and screws into your body.

One bone could hurt more than another because of the location of the break or the type of
break. Also, consider how often you use the area that is broken. For example, a broken
rib might ache every time you take a breath, whereas a small finger fracture might be
fairly well stabilized and not as painful once it's in a splint or cast.

Some broken bones can mean weeks or months of treatment. Typically, even a really
long labor is rarely longer than a day.
Migraine Headaches
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Migraine headaches are huge sources of pain for some. This is not your typical headache
where you pop an over-the-counter pain pill and continue about your day. Some people
who have migraine headaches wind up losing hours or days to debilitating symptoms
like:

 Nausea
 Vomiting
 Light sensitivity
 Visual disturbances

Many people with migraines wind up taking prescription pain medication to both prevent
and treat these symptoms.

Kidney Stones

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Kidney stones form in your urinary tract and have to be passed. This means that the
stone, either whole or broken into bits, will need to come out—usually through the
bladder, but potentially through surgery. Symptoms of kidney stones can include:

 Fever
 Sweating
 Chills
 Back pain
 Constant urge to urinate
 Nausea
 Vomiting

A woman's body is not designed to birth kidney stones, but it is designed to birth a baby.
4
Gallstones

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Gallstones are small stones in the gallbladder that can cause quite a bit of pain. While
there are pain medications and nutritional guidelines to help manage these, gallstones can
plague you for a long time or come in waves of attacks. These attacks frequently
include symptoms like:

 Unremitting pain
 Nausea
 Vomiting
 Back pain
 Fever

While some gallbladder attacks can be dealt with by simply prescribing pain medication
and a new diet, after a while, there may be a need for surgery to remove the gallbladder
itself.

5
Bladder Infections and Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)

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Bladder infections and urinary tract infections can cause a lot of pain, including:

 Burning
 Frequent urge to urinate
 Back pain or lower abdomen and sides
  Blood in urine
 Fever

These infections are not a picnic, and sometimes just being pregnant can increase your
chances of getting a bladder infection.

6
Root Canals

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Many people want to compare the pain of childbirth with the pain of dental work. A root
canal requires skilled work by a specialist. A hole is drilled inside the tooth and the nerve
underneath the tooth is removed from the root. A filling is used to fill the tooth back up,
but the pain stops because the nerve has been removed.

While the intense pain does stop once the root is removed, there is residual soreness. The
aftermath of the root canal can affect your daily activities for a couple of days and require
pain medication.

7
Surgery

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Surgery is something that is obviously painful for most people. Though some surgeries
are more involved than others, they frequently involve cutting tissue, muscles, or organs,
or moving internal structures to get to the part of the body that requires surgery.
Think about a heart surgery that requires the sternum to be cracked and removed to just
get to the heart. You can imagine that the pain from this would last for weeks and maybe
months, often requiring therapy to help manage.

Surgeries that involve the use of laparoscopy are less painful than surgeries where a
larger incision is made. While both have elements of pain, some may last longer
depending on the type of surgery, the location of the incision or surgery, and the health of
the individual.

8
Induced Labor

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It would be remiss not to mention that induced labor is a source of pain that can be
potentially worse than your standard spontaneous labor. This is because your body is
quickly thrown into labor using medicine, rather than through a slow build up.

Other means may be required to mitigate the risks of the induction method used.
These interventions can add to the pain, either because of the actual procedure, restrictive
movement or by inducing fear, which can increase the pain. Talk to your practitioner and
choose interventions that can alleviate these side effects.

Methods for Coping With Labor

The good news is that there are a lot of ways to cope with pain during labor. There are
methods that involve using:

 Relaxation
 Movement
 Water
 IV medications
 Epidural anesthesia
There aren’t any wrong or right choices, just personal ones.

A Word From Verywell

The next time you find yourself thinking that childbirth is the most painful thing you can
go through, stop and try to retrain your brain. Tell yourself that the pain experienced in
labor is only temporary, typically does not last for days, and is intermittent.

Remind yourself that you learned more pain-fighting techniques during childbirth class
than there exist for broken bones, that labor is more predictable than a gallstone or kidney
stone, and that the outcome is usually much happier.