So, I do not menstruate and don’t look like it either - can some affected people elaborate please? Does this happen more with male doctors or female?
That said, I also had situations where my reason for coming in was very clear but the healthcare person (not always an actual doctor) just had to go through that list of questions even if they obviously had nothing to do with the issue, but I did not perceive it to be a gendered issue.
Usually the doctor isn’t the person asking this question. Every time it’s been asked of me (usually it’s on a form I fill out before my appointment), it’s by a nurse who’s prepping me to see the doctor (the person who takes vitals and health history) and obviouslt this question is part of taking a health history. Especially if the doctor you’re seeing isn’t your normal family doctor/GP (like if you went to the emergency room for a gunshot wound).
And having been to the emergency room a time or two in my life and having never been pregnant, I can say they never worried about whether I was pregnant if I had an obvious injury (like a gunshot wound) because triage is a thing.
I can understand why the question is asked. I do think it’s tiresome. That doesn’t mean there’s not a good reason for it.
Does this happen more with male doctors or female?
Yes.
Being asked about it and then being required to take a pregnancy test anyway even when you are not able to get pregnant shows the doctor isn’t going to be listening to you.
So, I do not menstruate and don’t look like it either - can some affected people elaborate please? Does this happen more with male doctors or female?
That said, I also had situations where my reason for coming in was very clear but the healthcare person (not always an actual doctor) just had to go through that list of questions even if they obviously had nothing to do with the issue, but I did not perceive it to be a gendered issue.
Usually the doctor isn’t the person asking this question. Every time it’s been asked of me (usually it’s on a form I fill out before my appointment), it’s by a nurse who’s prepping me to see the doctor (the person who takes vitals and health history) and obviouslt this question is part of taking a health history. Especially if the doctor you’re seeing isn’t your normal family doctor/GP (like if you went to the emergency room for a gunshot wound).
And having been to the emergency room a time or two in my life and having never been pregnant, I can say they never worried about whether I was pregnant if I had an obvious injury (like a gunshot wound) because triage is a thing.
I can understand why the question is asked. I do think it’s tiresome. That doesn’t mean there’s not a good reason for it.
Yes.
Being asked about it and then being required to take a pregnancy test anyway even when you are not able to get pregnant shows the doctor isn’t going to be listening to you.
Even as a guy, I prefer a female doctor as my GP, as they tend to pay more attention to the patient over doing things by the book.
Male doctors tend to be more interested in the stats and numbers and can forget it’s a living person.