• AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social
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    4 hours ago

    There’s a difference between “I thought I was infertile” and “I literally don’t have my uterus and ovaries”. In these situations it comes off as patronizing because there’s “no way” a woman who doesn’t have her reproductive organs knows what she’s talking about. It’s one of those things that adds to the massive pile of medical mistreatment of women, and that’s why it’s a touchy topic for many.

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      She’d had a tubal ligation, so while not fully incapable she was medically convinced.

      The thing is touchy, but patients lie. Until there is definitive proof it could be a lie. People lie for all kinds of reasons.

      I agree, but also it’s not always so cut and dry.