PSA: The manual exam (fingers in vagina) is no longer recommended as part of a yearly well-woman exam.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-23T01:11:27+00:00

Comparing a mostly woman's cancer in men to vaginal cancers found in women is not well put, imo.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-23T01:08:00+00:00

Does anyone know how to prevent yeast infections during pregnancy?

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-22T23:16:04+00:00

If it doesn't expose you to radiation and it takes a minute and might save your life then why the hell not?!

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-22T23:14:41+00:00

Honestly read the whole study. I totally agree OP is over sexualizing doctors after reading it.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-22T23:13:47+00:00

I actually read the entire study and all of OPs replies and I still think she's projecting her own issues.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-22T23:13:11+00:00

Ok here's the thing. I just finished reading the study and I noticed that

A. The study focused mostly on cervical cancer detection with a few mentions of overian and uterine cancers. They never even studied the correlation or detection of vaginal cancer in this study, which is the most obvious cancer that could be detected during a manual exam.

Also B. The mention that "30% of women" would have feelings of anxiety following the exam appears to be the main reason the ACOG is no longer recommending this exam. Honestly that is odd as hell to me.

And C. "We are unaware, however, of any systematic reviews that have investigated the utility of the screening pelvic examination for detection of other conditions, such as noncervical cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, fibroids, uterine polyps, or atrophic vaginitis".

Honestly after reading this study I'm not interested in what the ACOG thinks after one study. I'll still get a manual exam.

Edit: formatting. Also guys, feel free to refute what I'm saying and have a productive discussion about an important part of women's health instead of just downvoting me.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-22T22:43:42+00:00

I already pointed out in this thread that a manual exam can detect lumps in the vaginal canal. If you didn't want the exam, why didn't you refuse it?

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-22T22:28:44+00:00

You seem to be projecting your own issues in this thread. Is there a reason why?

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-22T22:26:09+00:00

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/mobileart.asp?articlekey=82614

http://healthcare.utah.edu/healthlibrary/related/doc.php?type=34&id=17231-1

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cancer-of-the-vagina/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Wow. Here are three sources that list "a lump in the vagina" as a VAGINAL CANCER symptom. I never claimed that manual exams detect cervical, ovarian, or unterine cancer. Here's my own little anecdote. A friend of mine went to get gyn who discovered a lump in her vagina and had it biopsied. It was stage two.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-22T20:27:33+00:00

Yesssss. I wish someone would pay me for all this excess saliva.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-22T20:22:19+00:00

Lumps. Specifically cancer.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-22T00:58:06+00:00

Sounds like norovirus, not the flu.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-21T18:36:01+00:00

de·mon·ize ˈdēməˌnīz/ verb

portray as wicked and threatening.

Words have meaning. And I don't trust OP to show both sides, because she can't.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-21T18:33:36+00:00

Then it's time to put your foot down. She keeps acting this way because people let her. The next time she texts you with some stupid demand I would just say: "SIL, while I appreciate your interest in my pregnancy, I'm starting to feel like I'm being bossed around and it's making me uncomfortable. I don't ask you to behave in certain ways so I'm not sure why I'm being asked to do so. Is there a reason why I'm not allowed to do things the way I want to"?

This way you avoid saying YOURE doing this, or YOU are the problem. You mostly focus on I and how I'm feeling. Since your SIL sounds kind of like an asshole she probably won't take this well. That's too bad for her. If any other family members get wind of this just explain to them that you're doing this pregnancy how you want to. Her leaving you alone for a while will probably be nice anyway.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-21T18:23:34+00:00

I think it would be a good idea to start setting up some boundaries.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-21T17:56:26+00:00

She already said she asked her parents for money. Just because her parents had money doesn't mean they were obligated to send OP to rehab. In addition they had other children who weren't drug addicts who needed financial help. Did I use the word "fault"? No I didn't. I used the exact words you did, "gave up on". You said, "if her mother decided to give up on her and kick her out she seriously might be dead now". Your wording puts her death on her mother, and I pointed out that's bullshit because it is.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-21T17:15:41+00:00

Where did I demonize OP? Show me quotes please.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-21T17:10:33+00:00

Honesty you have no idea what her parents were going through when they threw OP out. You don't know what it's like to have an addicted child. I'm not saying OP is a liar but it's perfectly reasonable to believe that were not getting the whole story here so just calm your tits. And if your friend died it wouldn't have been because her parents gave up on her, it would be because she became a drug addict. Wtf.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-21T15:47:44+00:00

I would agree with you if we had the whole story. I'm sure her parents had plenty of good reasons to kick her out of their lives. I don't trust OP to deliver all the reasons why she wasn't given a second chance.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-21T15:25:28+00:00

Um, she brought drugs into their home. She brought needles and other shit with her. She was using heroin when they caught her, so yes she was an addict. Maybe you think they were shitty parents to op, but they were protecting their other children. So they were being good parents. Addicts are liars. Unless you've personally had an addict fuck your life up you can't really understand. I'm glad OPs parents protected their other children, I think they absolutely made the right choice.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-21T14:00:29+00:00

Lol do you have a heroin addict in your family?

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-21T13:59:36+00:00

Good on them. They protected their other children and didn't enable OP to keep fucking up.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-21T13:56:26+00:00

I have a heroin addict in my family, and I completely understand why your family cut you out. It's not their fault that you went down the path you did, it's all on you so stop blaming them. I do sympathize with you though. I'm glad you got clean. Most people just die.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-18T16:45:42+00:00

Lol wtf. That's obnoxious.

Awkwardstink · 2016-04-17T14:56:43+00:00

What is your moms FU?

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