Cooking tip #8: Be temperature-wise. How you cook your beef will have a major influence on tenderness and juiciness. For most cuts of beef, you should cook it to an internal temperature of 130 degrees F. for rare and 140 degrees F. for medium-cooking meat.
Periodically I've heard stories of women whose male partners suffered what have been deemed sympathy pains while the women were pregnant.
Regarding the difference between Empathy and Sympathy, I think Robin has the interpretation all wrong (the other way around) Take a look at the definitions once again. Following is a link to an article from the Canadian family physicians journal.