If you aren’t going to believe me anyway just give me the damn test and don’t bother me with the question.
It’s not about not believing you, it’s about the fact that it’s possible for people to be pregnant without realizing it, and the doctors obviously don’t know you personally.
The reason they ask at all is because if you say yes, then they don’t bother giving you the test. They were always planning to give you the test if you say anything but “yes”, to cover all their asses against lawsuits bases.
It’s not about not believing you, it’s about the fact that it’s possible for people to be pregnant without realizing it, and the doctors obviously don’t know you personally.
The reason they ask at all is because if you say yes, then they don’t bother giving you the test. They were always planning to give you the test if you say anything but “yes”, to cover all their
asses against lawsuitsbases.Tests will also miss some pregnancies. Routinely asking and testing will have the fewest false negatives.
Willing to bet if they’d do it otherwise then it’s the insurance companies determining policy here to save cost.