• Letstakealook@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It really is crazy how many nutjobs are doctors. I remember simply asking about a vasectomy at my primary care doctor, and he said, "Not at your age (32)" and he handed me a pamphlet to a religious "counseling" group. Needless to say, I changed doctors and reported him to my insurance. I was irritated, but I can't imagine how this woman felt being denied medication to alleviate her pain and allow her to function because she might get pregnant. WTF?

    • GarfieldYaoi [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I honestly somewhat hoped that doctors like this were a tiny TINY minority because of both the intellectual curiosity and empathy needed to be a good doctor would practically bar CHUDs from getting anywhere near that field.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        1 year ago

        the intellectual curiosity and empathy needed to be a good doctor

        I regret to inform you that neither curiosity nor empathy are needed to be a doctor.

        • keepcarrot [she/her]
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          1 year ago

          You generally do need parents to bankroll your undergrad and internships, which are quite gruelling compared to many other university level employment tracks

          • GarfieldYaoi [he/him]
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            1 year ago

            MFW there a literal LUXURY JOBS in this hellscape, and some of them are in fields that are NECESSARY for humanity.

      • Letstakealook@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        It may be, I don't have any data regarding this behavior, this is just my anecdotal experience. I was sharing because the kinds of people who think this way would have certainly reacted the same or worse to women. I hope she was able to find actual care, as I know from other's experience how debilitating chronic pain can be.

    • regul [any]
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      1 year ago

      My vasectomy consult went smoothly at the same age, just for an extra data point. He did ask if I was sure, and whether I had any desire to have kids, which I think is standard procedure, but he didn't try to talk me out of it.

      • Letstakealook@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        I mean, that's fair. It's not quite as reversible as folks may think, so checking for conviction is fine. This guy just shut the convo down and told me to go to church, essentially.

      • CthulhusIntern [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Mine, at 30, didn't even ask that. I just said "I wanted a vasectomy", he was like "OK", gave his spiel, sounded like he was tired of giving it, like it was the 100th time that week.

        This was a few months after Roe was overturned, and I'm in a dark blue city.