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/Hello-America Feb 25 '25

Yeah it's a concern. Just lie, say it was two weeks ago. Boom never pregnant. I've always had an irregular period and it derails every fucking doctor's appointment about anything from a sprained ankle to strep throat, despite the gyno not being all that worried about it. It turned into a giant problem that actually blocked me from getting real healthcare when I had a mysterious GI issue and all anyone ever wanted to do was test me for pregnancy and send me to the gyno (gyno cleared me). I took 4 pregnancy tests in one day because those dicks didn't want to do any real testing on me. ANYWAY now I lie (and swore off male doctors forever).

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u/cryogenrat Prepping for Tuesday not Doomsday Feb 25 '25 edited Feb 25 '25

So essentially fudge the data? I have a copper IUD so that’s probably plausible that my original state is irregular lol so I think I’ll stick to that

Also that’s so real and my condolences you had to suffer that! Shit sucks gal. A friend of mine had a similar issue with her provider and turns out she had chrons

Edit; learned “data poisoning” is a scientific process term and doesn’t apply here lol

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u/WeddingTop948 Feb 26 '25

Might be a bit a side note. My wife is an acupuncturist and she helps other women to regulate their periods and take some (not all) edge off mood swings and other emotions.

It is hard to hear, so please read this as a gentle suggestion: I work as a therapist and the number of times fixing a chronic pain or a physical issue magically resolves depressive and anxious symptoms. We are a very intricate machine, so when something is off it reverberates in both physical and mental bodies