India, May 16 -- Endless jokes have been made about women taking scalding showers. Are you one of them? Well, if yes, have you ever stopped and wondered whether there is a scientific reason behind it? According to UK doctor Dr Karan Rajan, an NHS surgeon and content creator, women take hot showers because of the way their bodies are made.

Dr Rajan's video begins with a clip of a man joking about training for a day when he could take a shower with his wife by putting his hand in a pan of boiling water. According to the doctor, there are a few biological reasons for women loving 'boiling hot lava showers'.

He explained that, on average, women have a higher core body temperature than men, which incidentally becomes the reason for them pref...