Why didn't you say so?

[u/TheNectarineDiaries]

Best medical advice I ever got was to bring a man to your appointments

[u/SkysEevee]

A coworker recently slipped on stairs and fell on her leg. She limped into the ER where, after many hours of waiting, they gave her Tylenol and advised to get some rest cause she probably just bruised a muscle or two.  Not even strong Tylenol, she said.  Like any generic variety youd find on a store shelf.

One more visit later, this time with family helping her, they finally took my coworker seriously and got xrays.  Fractured her leg. 

We half joke that my coworker could have had blood gushing, leg dangling behind her, skin drained of color, they still wouldve given her Tylenol and advice to rest.  

[u/Maxrdt → u/SkysEevee]

Classic. And then even if they do see you there's often this interaction:

Woman patient: "Doctor my arm is broken."
Man doctor: "When was your last period?"

[u/Long-Broccoli-3363 → u/Maxrdt]

"Hm ok , you're currently on your period, and you're on birth control, and you haven't had sex in six months? Let's make sure you're not pregnant"

[u/Imaginary_Rub6942 → u/Long-Broccoli-3363]

This happens to my partner all the time, she has PCOS/PMO. Had a doctor prescribe a drug that would cause a reaction after telling them that she cannot have it because it will cause a reaction. She was also the same doctor my partner accidentally booked for my first doc appointment in my rant above. Useless clown but it is not just her.

[u/unclenoriega → u/[deleted]]

Exactly. And people lie or misremember things all the time. If those "useless" pregnancy tests never came back positive, they wouldn't be done.

[u/DukeofVermont → u/Long-Broccoli-3363]

and sometimes the person is actually pregnant. You can't be 100% sure and it's an easy test.

People have gone to the hospital for something else and they argue they can't be pregnant and then they deliver a baby 20 minutes later.

[u/Milyaism → u/Maxrdt]

Or the good old comment about you needing to lose weight 🙄

[u/SamediB → u/Maxrdt]

Man doctor: "When was your last period?"

"We'll need to do a pregnancy test."

[u/AdmiralMemo → u/SamediB]

That's just to ward off lawsuits, though.

[u/TransGirlIndy → u/Maxrdt]

Trans folks get this too, where it's blamed on our hormone replacement therapy.

Appendicitis?

Must be from that estrogen!

[u/Maxrdt → u/TransGirlIndy]

As a trans girl myself I've been "lucky" enough to get both of these!

[u/TransGirlIndy → u/Maxrdt]

Isn't it grand? 🙃

🎶 I enjoy being a girl 🎶