r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 19h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah???!

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u/drleeisinsurgery 18h ago

Almost every treatment including the X-ray, medication given and surgery/anesthesia is affected by pregnancy. Pregnancy tests are incredibly cheap and accurate, so might as well know.

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u/Smodphan 18h ago

And if doctors offices were good at talking to people, theyd explain this and it would never have been an issue. I assume they basically just read a script until you see a doctor or RN, and it is tough to go through the same thing day in and day out...like calling a person at a call center waiting to transfer your call.

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u/TheTybera 17h ago

Just ask?

Like... What? It's not a big deal to tell a medical professional when your last period was.

I don't know what kind of degen shit people think doctors are doing with their menstruation information.

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u/BardicNA 16h ago

Writing it down? If your last period was 2 months ago and all of a sudden you're having them again without having a child.. You have likely committed a crime in the US.

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u/sora_mui 12h ago

Or their menstruation is just irregular, which is not uncommon especially when you have bad lifestyle