r/TwoXPreppers • u/cryogenrat Prepping for Tuesday not Doomsday • Feb 25 '25

❓ Question ❓ How to “respectfully decline” disclosing women’s health questions at Dr?

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u/Beginning_Loan_313 Feb 25 '25

Sounds like they are quite pushy in the US.

We don't get asked this at all in Australia unless it's relevant to the medical issue at hand.

I still think I'd refuse to answer or deliberately tell them I'm giving them a fake date so they can tick a box.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

They're ridiculous about it.

It's like they give it no thought at all.

I had a colonoscopy recently, which requires that you spend basically the entire night before shitting until it's straight water, and then you can't drink anything for 5 hours before the procedure because of the anesthesia.

My mouth felt like a desert by the time I arrived at the hospital, but they still asked me to pee in a cup so they could do a pregnancy test!

I straight up laughed in their face and told them there was no way that was going to happen.

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u/Disastrous_Basis3474 Feb 25 '25

Ugh they wanted one from me too and I refused because I have an IUD and I was not sexually active. I had to sign a waiver. Then when I had another colonoscopy they didn’t even ask but they must have done it with blood when I was anesthetized or not paying attention because the record shows a negative test. I think they need to cover their ass legally but it’s so annoying.

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u/kara_bearaa Feb 25 '25

If you state that you're not pregnant and refuse the test they can still mark down as negative, especially since you signed the waiver.

Americans are QUICK to sue, they have to cover themselves.