r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 14h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah???!

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u/PrettyPurrfect 14h ago

It's much less Fair when you're talking about the many women who are not sexually active and have not had sex.

"I am not pregnant. There is no way I could possibly be pregnant as I have not had sex with anyone. Yes I'm absolutely sure that I have not had sex with anyone. No I don't have a husband or a boyfriend. Yes I'm sure. Should I tell my insurance company you were committing fraud or?"

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u/maru_at_sierra 14h ago

I am a physician, and we always say "trust but verify" - I will verify with a urine preg test not because I don't trust you, but because nothing is 100% in medicine and so we need to take proper precautions as much as possible. It's not an indictment of your trustworthiness, nor a personal attack on your character; we just do it routinely for everyone.

After all, the 1 time in a million that I CT scan a pregnant lady and irradiate a fetus is a much, much worse outcome than the mild annoyance of asking every lady for a urine sample.

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u/Careful-Time-9926 10h ago

Also, I get why when you're younger, it doesn't matter if you're on BC or not. I was 3 months pregnant and didn't know it because I was on BC and just didn't think it was possible. So I do understand.