Women are three times more likely to be prescribed anti-anxiety meds than men. If there's anything more condescending than the automatic 'you're probably pregnant,' (which I heard despite having...
Women are three times more likely to be prescribed anti-anxiety meds than men. If there's anything more condescending than the automatic 'you're probably pregnant,' (which I heard despite having printed HYSTERECTOMY in big bold letters in the 'previous procedures' section), it has to be 'you just need to calm down, dear.' We're told our pain isn't real, our injuries aren't as severe as men's and most of our problems are just 'in [our] heads.' Is it any wonder women are starting to avoid seeking care for problems that should be easily addressed?
one time I had this really crazy hangover where I threw up every 30 minutes for like 14 hours. At some point I started throwing up blood, and called healthlink which is a phone line we have here...
one time I had this really crazy hangover where I threw up every 30 minutes for like 14 hours. At some point I started throwing up blood, and called healthlink which is a phone line we have here where you can talk to a nurse.
I explained the issue and asked if I needed to be worried about the blood, or if it was most likely just from my throat because I'd been throwing up all day? and she said "I think you might be pregnant." and I said "I'm not, I have an IUD and we use secondary protection" and she said "it sounds like you're pregnant to me. I would go to your doctor and have a pregnancy test done."
a) does not answer the question
b) yeah, I'm REALLY not pregnant.
I wasn't pregnant. next time I'll have my husband call and pretend HE is throwing up blood to find out if I should be worried though, since he can probably get through a medical conversation without being diagnosed pregnant.
I never would have believed how big an issue this is until women I'm friends with started telling me stories. One of them got radiation sickness from working near an antenna at her job, and...
I never would have believed how big an issue this is until women I'm friends with started telling me stories. One of them got radiation sickness from working near an antenna at her job, and instead of dealing with that the hospital fobbed her off on a nurse who was sure she must just be pregnant!
Don't you know women issues are limited to periods and pregnancy? A common story I hear is women going to see their doctor's because they're peeing blood and told "maybe you're just on your...
...nurse who was sure she must just be pregnant!
Don't you know women issues are limited to periods and pregnancy?
A common story I hear is women going to see their doctor's because they're peeing blood and told "maybe you're just on your period", as if they can't tell the difference. And pain, headaches and nauseous - pregnant.
This happened to me when I was in my mid twenties. I had to argue with my physician that I had had many periods in my life and they had never felt like that before. What was more infuriating was...
This happened to me when I was in my mid twenties. I had to argue with my physician that I had had many periods in my life and they had never felt like that before. What was more infuriating was that she already got the results from the urine test, found that there was blood in my urine and still said it was just period blood. I think she eventually prescribed me antibiotics just so that I would go away.
Just about any radiowave emissions can be potentially dangerous, though it is highly dependant on the power levels. A WiFi router (1W) won't do much, whereas a cell phone tower (1000W) can be...
Just about any radiowave emissions can be potentially dangerous, though it is highly dependant on the power levels. A WiFi router (1W) won't do much, whereas a cell phone tower (1000W) can be dangerous. Any area of high RF emissions should have a warning sign and be restricted access, though.
One thing to keep in mind is that radio power falls off with the square of distance, so, for example, standing 100 feet from a cell site will have 10,000 times less RF energy than standing 1 foot from it.
Also, RF energy is non-ionizing and and does not case radiation sickness.
The fact that much of medical research was done only in men (until fairly recently, anyway) boggles my mind every time it comes up. I understand the need to remove confounding variables in...
The fact that much of medical research was done only in men (until fairly recently, anyway) boggles my mind every time it comes up. I understand the need to remove confounding variables in scientific research, but when testing a drug (for example) you are trying to answer questions such as "does it work?" and "is it safe?" Maybe things like menstruation and metabolism have an impact on its effectiveness or the severity of side effects, but those are things you want to know... right?
Yes, I agree pregnancy is a definitely factor, especially with the history of thalidomide. But the FDA ban on research in women of childbearing age was lifted in 1993, so if that was the only...
It wasn't necessarily done as a matter of removing confounding variables, because in that logic is an explicit acknowledgement that the drug may perform differently for different groups, unless the goal was to fool the FDA and not have the drug contraindicated for women.
Yes, I agree pregnancy is a definitely factor, especially with the history of thalidomide. But the FDA ban on research in women of childbearing age was lifted in 1993, so if that was the only reason one would expect things to have leveled out a bit more by now. Even animal studies where human/fetus safety obviously isn't an issue were usually done with males (and often still are). Things are changing, but I do get the impression from the articles I've read that menstrual cycles were one factor that researchers preferred not to have to deal with.
I find there's often a lack of trust in women by medical professionals. I, once had to reschedule an MRI because the nurse didn't believe me when I told her I wasn't pregnant. I even offered to...
I find there's often a lack of trust in women by medical professionals.
I, once had to reschedule an MRI because the nurse didn't believe me when I told her I wasn't pregnant. I even offered to take a pregnancy test right there.
The medical (and psychiatric!) system has a very long history of being discriminatory against women. A good case study would be the diagnosis of 'hysteria'
The medical (and psychiatric!) system has a very long history of being discriminatory against women. A good case study would be the diagnosis of 'hysteria'
Women are three times more likely to be prescribed anti-anxiety meds than men. If there's anything more condescending than the automatic 'you're probably pregnant,' (which I heard despite having printed HYSTERECTOMY in big bold letters in the 'previous procedures' section), it has to be 'you just need to calm down, dear.' We're told our pain isn't real, our injuries aren't as severe as men's and most of our problems are just 'in [our] heads.' Is it any wonder women are starting to avoid seeking care for problems that should be easily addressed?
one time I had this really crazy hangover where I threw up every 30 minutes for like 14 hours. At some point I started throwing up blood, and called healthlink which is a phone line we have here where you can talk to a nurse.
I explained the issue and asked if I needed to be worried about the blood, or if it was most likely just from my throat because I'd been throwing up all day? and she said "I think you might be pregnant." and I said "I'm not, I have an IUD and we use secondary protection" and she said "it sounds like you're pregnant to me. I would go to your doctor and have a pregnancy test done."
a) does not answer the question
b) yeah, I'm REALLY not pregnant.
I wasn't pregnant. next time I'll have my husband call and pretend HE is throwing up blood to find out if I should be worried though, since he can probably get through a medical conversation without being diagnosed pregnant.
I never would have believed how big an issue this is until women I'm friends with started telling me stories. One of them got radiation sickness from working near an antenna at her job, and instead of dealing with that the hospital fobbed her off on a nurse who was sure she must just be pregnant!
Don't you know women issues are limited to periods and pregnancy?
A common story I hear is women going to see their doctor's because they're peeing blood and told "maybe you're just on your period", as if they can't tell the difference. And pain, headaches and nauseous - pregnant.
This happened to me when I was in my mid twenties. I had to argue with my physician that I had had many periods in my life and they had never felt like that before. What was more infuriating was that she already got the results from the urine test, found that there was blood in my urine and still said it was just period blood. I think she eventually prescribed me antibiotics just so that I would go away.
What sort of antenna causes radiation sickness?
In this case it was microwave radiation ... not the same kind as from standing next to a nuclear reactor, but still not good for you!
Just about any radiowave emissions can be potentially dangerous, though it is highly dependant on the power levels. A WiFi router (1W) won't do much, whereas a cell phone tower (1000W) can be dangerous. Any area of high RF emissions should have a warning sign and be restricted access, though.
One thing to keep in mind is that radio power falls off with the square of distance, so, for example, standing 100 feet from a cell site will have 10,000 times less RF energy than standing 1 foot from it.
Also, RF energy is non-ionizing and and does not case radiation sickness.
The fact that much of medical research was done only in men (until fairly recently, anyway) boggles my mind every time it comes up. I understand the need to remove confounding variables in scientific research, but when testing a drug (for example) you are trying to answer questions such as "does it work?" and "is it safe?" Maybe things like menstruation and metabolism have an impact on its effectiveness or the severity of side effects, but those are things you want to know... right?
Yes, I agree pregnancy is a definitely factor, especially with the history of thalidomide. But the FDA ban on research in women of childbearing age was lifted in 1993, so if that was the only reason one would expect things to have leveled out a bit more by now. Even animal studies where human/fetus safety obviously isn't an issue were usually done with males (and often still are). Things are changing, but I do get the impression from the articles I've read that menstrual cycles were one factor that researchers preferred not to have to deal with.
I find there's often a lack of trust in women by medical professionals.
I, once had to reschedule an MRI because the nurse didn't believe me when I told her I wasn't pregnant. I even offered to take a pregnancy test right there.
If you're not being told you're pregnant, then you must be experiencing some form of PMS. Oh don't mind her, she's just hormonal.
The medical (and psychiatric!) system has a very long history of being discriminatory against women. A good case study would be the diagnosis of 'hysteria'