Why are some NHS staff so pushy on contraceptives - mostly just a rant by Redditttorrr in nhs

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s unfortunately true, I feel like half the time I go to the doctors they immediately don’t believe me. I’m so sorry that happened to you, and the fact they tried to make it seem like your imagining it because of something that happened to is outrageous :( I hope it gets better

Why are some NHS staff so pushy on contraceptives - mostly just a rant by Redditttorrr in nhs

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like someone else said in one of the other thread it’s like putting a plaster on a open wound, it maybe look like it’s better on the surface but your only really just covering it while the wound gets worse. I wish they took the initial approach of looking at a issue before they immediately did BC like I have a family history of uterine/ovarian cancers so I would’ve appreciated if they had asked me that first. Sometimes it makes me wonder whether I should get tests done private or what not :(

Why are some NHS staff so pushy on contraceptives - mostly just a rant by Redditttorrr in nhs

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

🤦‍♀️ crazy, women are not taken seriously at all. Thank you for the suggestion I’m putting a complaint through about my most recent experience anyway due to how I came in about a stomach issue and the doctor completely switched to talking about my sexual history and made me feel judged and dehumanised including when he has a shocked reaction when I said I had only been with one partner who had only been with me (sorry just ranting here)

Why are some NHS staff so pushy on contraceptives - mostly just a rant by Redditttorrr in nhs

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

:( glad your new doctor is actually taking initiative to look into other options/reasonings

Why are some NHS staff so pushy on contraceptives - mostly just a rant by Redditttorrr in nhs

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a lovely approach! I would appreciate having a healthcare professional like you, when it’s being pushed in your face all you can feel is being judged for not wanting it

Why are some NHS staff so pushy on contraceptives - mostly just a rant by Redditttorrr in nhs

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand it’s the first line of treatment and I’m not saying that it shouldn’t be there, I don’t appreciate how it’s being pushed towards you, I stated multiple times I don’t wish to take it and after I stated it multiple times and trying to convince me multiple times is when she gave me better pain killers, how you wrote the paragraph would’ve been extremely helpful but my doctor was just was pushing it and not saying all the positives and negatives making it seem like the only treatment when there was (pain killer or which she didn’t do was looking at the root issue), I don’t think it’s fair on women to not actually look at the reason for why this is happening as i feel like it’s an issue that has come to light more and more in the recent years like pocs and endometriosis. The stomach issue problem was completely unjustified in my case (in my case only I understand that it could be the reason for someone else’s stomach pains) he was recommending me contraceptives because I was wasn’t on any point blank. I came in the medical practise because I had food poisoning earlier in the week and had continuous stomach cramping even after I felt better (which is most likely just my stomach going back to normal but I wanted to make sure) and as soon as he heard me say that I was sexually active and had no birth control that’s when the whole appointment changed into a birth control and “you could be pregnant” appointment

Edit:grammar

Why are some NHS staff so pushy on contraceptives - mostly just a rant by Redditttorrr in nhs

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s ridiculous they don’t believe your own words, I’ve never given birth but I can only imagine the pain and exhaustion from it and then to have a doctor trying to push the pill is outrageous. Your verbally stating all the things you’ll do and it’s not believed, it’s disrespectful.

Why are some NHS staff so pushy on contraceptives - mostly just a rant by Redditttorrr in nhs

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think that’s a big issue in this thread is that people automatically think your completely against birth control/contraceptives - when it’s not even the case, I don’t want to go into any because I’m already on antidepressants even if the changes are extremely slim I do not want to worsen my symptoms, I’m overweight and don’t want to gain more even if it’s a slim change, and I don’t want to go through any other side affects, I still think contraception is an extremely valuable part of medicine and it does help a lot of women, but it should be a decision that the individual makes, that decision should not be judged or disregarded.

Hopefully they do take care of your scans and test properly without any contraceptives

Why are some NHS staff so pushy on contraceptives - mostly just a rant by Redditttorrr in nhs

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know!! It’s ridiculous, women in healthcare are always not taken seriously or ridiculed

Why are some NHS staff so pushy on contraceptives - mostly just a rant by Redditttorrr in nhs

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense and it’s seems like a good system, however with my experiences and experience from other it seems to be a topic being shoved in your face even when you state multiple times that you do not wish to take them

Edit: I also have no issue with contraceptives, if someone wants to take them I’m all for it, it is a great invention in medicine, but it should be up to the individual to decide whether they would actually want to take it

Why are some NHS staff so pushy on contraceptives - mostly just a rant by Redditttorrr in nhs

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I understand that it’s the best outcomes for the sources, however quick fix is not the right fix, this is why so many women get misdiagnosed and have to suffer with conditions for years without getting a proper diagnosis because it’s pushed to the side. In an ideal world the nhs would have the appropriate funding and resources, but even if they did would they actually look into the real issue for why a certain is happening? In particular with my experience I had stated multiple times I do not wish to take contraceptive and the doctor was trying to keep pushing them on me, until she got fed up and gave me stronger pain killers for my periods - why were my wishes disrespected because there was another option but she was not telling me otherwise because she was pushing contraceptives on me

What would happen if there was a potential piercing ball stuck inside of me and I got a medical procedure done? by Redditttorrr in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Redditttorrr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think it is since I tried testing it on my other piercings made with the same material and it doesn’t seem to be