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  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.workstoComic Strips@lemmy.worldDoctors
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    8 hours ago

    Ninety percent of the time it has no bearing on anything the doctor will be doing and yet it’s almost always the first thing they ask women. At least move it farther down the form! It’s fucking tiresome.

    Should they ask every one of you men the date and time of your last ejaculation? Sure, it’s intrusive but ejaculatory issues are an under-discussed issue, perhaps it should be the first question for every man, to make sure it gets done as you say.


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    16 hours ago

    Making it the FIRST question is part of the “your role as a vessel for a fetus is more important than your existence as a person” attitude that is far too common.

    And I’ve experienced it myself, even after having yeeted my uterus because it was trying to bleed me to death.

    It’s also a way in certain states of ensuring that, if she were pregnant, and it’s been 6 weeks since the start of her last period, she couldn’t legally seek an abortion.

    There’s plenty of time later on in the exam to say, “I’m going to inject a local anesthetic while I dig the bullet out of your arm. Any chance you might be pregnant? When was your last period?”










  • You skipped a few steps, Maria.

    First get a washcloth and take it with you into a nice hot shower. Put the razor where you can find it with your eyes shut. Lather up your hair with some nice-scented shampoo. Spread some of the lather to your face and rub the stubbly areas with the washcloth, to get the hairs lifted up and the skin pushed down. You’ll get a closer shave and fewer cuts.

    Now start shaving with your eyes shut, paying attention to how the razor feels on your skin, sliding through the shampoo foam, getting rid of all that stubble.

    If you have short hair you can clean up your neck too, just feel for the edge of your hairline with a finger of your other hand so you don’t shave too high. Same for in front of your ears. Then finish washing and conditioning your hair. Feel free to shave any other parts of yourself while you’re in there. Just remember to give them a little rub with the soapy washcloth first.

    If you have very dry hair, you can shampoo it first, put on conditioner, and use some of that to make your face slippery for shaving, while your hair gets moisturized during those minutes.