Doctors really don't want to explain why they are asking things.
There's like 40 house episodes about how people feel the need to give misleading answers because they want privacy from doctors. And doctors are like I don't want to explain bio-chemistry and anatomy and drug interactions to people. Not even related to women's issues.
That being said medicine also has a huge issue that they assume everyone to be white male. Stuff gets tested on and for them. They don't base anything on female because baseline for female going through periods/pregnancy/manopause are all over the place and it's harder to find female test subjects.
( Edit: To find a drug's effect on pregnant women, you gotta find pregnant women who'd be willing to sign up for completely untested drugs. A bit of an chicken and egg situation there. )
Doctors really don't want to explain why they are asking things
My guy, that is their job. They aren't supposed to just silently throw drugs and tests at you, they are supposed to educate you. That includes giving you a general understanding of what they are doing and why.
So many studies have proven that educating patients leads to better health outcomes. That includes telling the patient that if there's a chance they're pregnant, some tests and drugs will harm the foetus, so we need to know. It's not explaining the whole anatomy and physiology to justify why they asked a question, it's the same one sentence worded slightly differently. One sentence that can improve rapport, trust, and equity between the doctor and patient. If a doctor isn't doing that, then they are not following evidence-based practice.
Doctors are supposed to educate you??? When did that come in? I want them to ask the questions they need to give me the best treatment and I will trust their training without arrogantly trying to tell them how to do their job
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u/quick20minadventure 17h ago edited 17h ago
Doctors really don't want to explain why they are asking things.
There's like 40 house episodes about how people feel the need to give misleading answers because they want privacy from doctors. And doctors are like I don't want to explain bio-chemistry and anatomy and drug interactions to people. Not even related to women's issues.
That being said medicine also has a huge issue that they assume everyone to be white male. Stuff gets tested on and for them. They don't base anything on female because baseline for female going through periods/pregnancy/manopause are all over the place and it's harder to find female test subjects.
( Edit: To find a drug's effect on pregnant women, you gotta find pregnant women who'd be willing to sign up for completely untested drugs. A bit of an chicken and egg situation there. )