weird questions
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it's always fun to get this one as a trans woman. then i say i don't get periods and they ask why and i say i don't have a uterus.
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What does the menstrual cycle have to do with their medical condition in any situation not related to reproduction?
Women does loose blood as part of the menstrual cycle.
Blood tends to be pretty important in terms of health
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I understand why this question hits, but here’s some context regarding charting and medical chart audits.
The employers get in trouble if the check in forms are not filled out completely. This includes a complete set of vital signs, no single points of missing data for any reason, including an actual, not stated, weight. A month later, the auditors will have finished looking for blank spots in the chart and both doctor and nurse will receive email asking that this blank spot be filled.
The other piece is pregnancy or lack thereof determines meds. If a doctor prescribes a med that isn’t pregnancy safe they could be liable in a court of law. It’s also why the ubiquitous 3 minute pregnancy test is thrown in if they’re collecting urine. To make sure no one is harming a fetus with the wrong medication. Again, so the doctor doesn’t get sued.
The politics of the day make this question so loaded, but the reality is the question is likely not even being asked for you.
The easy fix in that case would be to explain why they're asking...
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Female: "not necessary - me and my partner have been trying for years now but never could conceive; it's okay though, she tries her best regardless"
Nurse: ".....oh"
My friend had her uterus removed and they still force her to take the standard pregnancy test when she comes in. Like, it's right there in the chart that it's not physically possible!
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Since I stopped taking BC (husband is on chemo so he said what's the point) and am in my early 40s, I can truly say I don't know because they're often sporadic and frankly tracking it is the least of my concerns.
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it's always fun to get this one as a trans woman. then i say i don't get periods and they ask why and i say i don't have a uterus.
I imagine they then switch to blaming all of your problems on HRT, based on my experience.
Tummy troubles? Must be the T! Athletes foot? You should half your T dose!
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it's always fun to get this one as a trans woman. then i say i don't get periods and they ask why and i say i don't have a uterus.
Damn, if that ain’t affirming though lol.
My non-binary friend was telling me that they felt kinda like the doctors weren’t taking them seriously and I’m like “Congratulations! Also that sucks.”
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This is a genuine question in regards to medical exams for women. Honestly, how often does the timing of your cycle have a direct correlation to the symptoms or conditions you are suffering when you go to the doctor?
I'm just curious, based on knowing how women's symptoms aren't always taken as seriously as a man's during diagnosis. I'm sure that it has some relation sometimes, but I would love to hear the perspective and experiences that women have had with this.
I’m just curious, based on knowing how women’s symptoms aren’t always taken as seriously as a man’s during diagnosis.
I just ask it as part of the standard 'check everything' mentality. It's interesting to me how it can be taken as women's symptoms not being taken as seriously as men's, because ignoring the downstairs leads to a lot of fuckups in the field. Heck, the paramedic who trained me used to say that you would (and I'm doing my best to remember her quote, but it's been a while) "miss a significant portion of issues if you fail[ed] to consider the reproductive system in an emergency." Put another way, the entire reason I'm asking about it is because I'm trying not to lump a woman in with the males and ignore their health.
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No seriousness here, but if the patient was in the doctor's office, I'd ask the same question. Maybe not as the first question, but it would be in there. She's not in any significant trouble if she came to the appointment on time, so let's check and see how her epic battle has affected each system, from neurological to reproductive. That is why she's here, right? For a followup that every single (/roll_eyes) discharge paperwork always says to get?
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What does the menstrual cycle have to do with their medical condition in any situation not related to reproduction?
In this particular context: CT scans, Xrays, opioids, things I can't think of because I'm not a doctor. Anything that could affect a pregnancy that the patient may not know about and want to carry to term. In locations with restrictive laws, those are also things that can get the doctor sued, imprisoned, or stripped of their license if they do them.
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I have a uterus and I never get asked this question unless I'm at the gyn or specifically in for lower abdominal pain. I wonder if it has anything to do with living in a country that isn't rolling back abortion rights.
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In this particular context: CT scans, Xrays, opioids, things I can't think of because I'm not a doctor. Anything that could affect a pregnancy that the patient may not know about and want to carry to term. In locations with restrictive laws, those are also things that can get the doctor sued, imprisoned, or stripped of their license if they do them.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I asked if it made sense to ask the question, not what bizarre laws are removing women's autonomy, because that's what the joke is making fun of in the first place. The woman's life is in danger and they're delaying care with a trick question, not asking whether she could be pregnant.
I've had all of those things, including being prescribed opiods, and have never been asked when my last period was. But I don't live in the states.
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Women does loose blood as part of the menstrual cycle.
Blood tends to be pretty important in terms of health
wrote last edited by [email protected]I don't even know where to start with this one.
First of all, the signs of anemia are apparent to any doctor without asking about the last period. Secondly, menstruation doesn't cause anemia because very little blood is actually lost over the course of a 5-7 days. Thirdly, yes, a rare few women can experience more substantial blood loss during menstruation, but that's a whole separate thing that is a reproductive issue. And, in the case of having been attacked by a dragon, way less of a concern, a concern that isn't addressed by the question: "When was your last period."
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I’m just curious, based on knowing how women’s symptoms aren’t always taken as seriously as a man’s during diagnosis.
I just ask it as part of the standard 'check everything' mentality. It's interesting to me how it can be taken as women's symptoms not being taken as seriously as men's, because ignoring the downstairs leads to a lot of fuckups in the field. Heck, the paramedic who trained me used to say that you would (and I'm doing my best to remember her quote, but it's been a while) "miss a significant portion of issues if you fail[ed] to consider the reproductive system in an emergency." Put another way, the entire reason I'm asking about it is because I'm trying not to lump a woman in with the males and ignore their health.
If I was being taken to the hospital for a non-reproductive emergency and the paramedic asked me when my last period was, I would ask for a different ambulance.
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Damn, if that ain’t affirming though lol.
My non-binary friend was telling me that they felt kinda like the doctors weren’t taking them seriously and I’m like “Congratulations! Also that sucks.”
That reminds me of a friend who was a PhD level physicist who said "well, men have started to explain my own research to me, so I think that means I'm passing?"
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I don't even know where to start with this one.
First of all, the signs of anemia are apparent to any doctor without asking about the last period. Secondly, menstruation doesn't cause anemia because very little blood is actually lost over the course of a 5-7 days. Thirdly, yes, a rare few women can experience more substantial blood loss during menstruation, but that's a whole separate thing that is a reproductive issue. And, in the case of having been attacked by a dragon, way less of a concern, a concern that isn't addressed by the question: "When was your last period."
Very good points, it is clear that my assumptions are not accurate, I will stick to what I know, and keep working in IT and leave healthcare to the doctors
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If bears are known to be attracted to menstruation, why would it be so outlandish to think that dragons might be, as well?
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I have a uterus and I never get asked this question unless I'm at the gyn or specifically in for lower abdominal pain. I wonder if it has anything to do with living in a country that isn't rolling back abortion rights.
You should find a new gym.
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If I was being taken to the hospital for a non-reproductive emergency and the paramedic asked me when my last period was, I would ask for a different ambulance.
They do it to determine whether someone could be pregnant because if they give you any drugs that could harm a foetus they could be sued. It's an important question for all parties' safety.
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Thank health insurance lawyers for that. Unintentionally terminating a pregnancy or causing a birth defect is prohibitively expensive for healthcare providers. If we could all agree not to sue for malpractice, doctors would be more free to use their own judgement. Of course, the more doctors you know, the less comforting that thought might be.
Yeah, that's not a safe agreement to make. Even in saner countries.
