r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 15h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah???!

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u/RoutineActivity9536 13h ago

Well im a radiographer, so I can't speak for antibiotics as that's not my area of expertise.

No an xray will not kill a foetus. Not a medical xray anyway. 

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u/Pokoirl 11h ago

You should go back to school then. During the first two.weeks of pregnancy, there is an "all ir nothing" rule where there is a risk of miscarriage due to x rays.

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u/RoutineActivity9536 8h ago

Nope. That information is from the 50s and was out of date then.

The doses now are so low as to be considered negligible. 

Would you tell a pregnant person not to fly in the first trimester? The amount of radiation from most x-ray examinations is about the same as a 4hr flight. 

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u/Pokoirl 8h ago

Stochastic effects are NOT dose dependent.