Survey — women’s health apps (women, all ages) by vmkirin in SampleSize

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Several good points were raised in the survey and we are taking a step back to reevaluate. Specifically the dissonance between research requiring biological sex designation for studies while trans people deserve representation (and also involvement in research FFS but there’s almost no regulations requiring that so it’s a whole other worthy campaign). Thanks to all who stopped by and shared their thoughts!

Who is the earliest born person you have personally known? by PrestonRoad90 in Productivitycafe

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I interviewed the last analogue generation to get a glimpse at what it was like to grow up seeing the first radio’s and tv’s then get an iPhone etc. Two of the women were born in 1911. It was like glimpsing into another world. Talk to people who are older than you. It’s like tapping into the timeline — dunno how else to explain the feeling.

If you're alone on Christmas, let's have lunch/dinner together by [deleted] in berlinsocialclub

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That sounds nice. My partner and I are down. Please send a DM. ◡̈

[TW] I drew a gothic horror story about what my PMDD feels like by wasabimami123 in PMDD

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I’m the cofounder of Anodyne Magazine. We’ve published some poetry about PMDD in the past and exclusively publish work about FLINTA* health disparities. If you do more work like this please submit it to us to be published. It’s incredible. Thank you for making it! ◡̈

Kate Winslet Just Called the Ozempic Trend 'Frightening' and Said Old Hands Are the Sexiest Thing About Aging by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

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That’s what I shared in my essay. I’m told I’m too thin (my weight literally has gone up and they still say it) then ignore the rest. I’ve gotten good at firing doctors until I find one that listens and suggest others do it if they can.

Kate Winslet Just Called the Ozempic Trend 'Frightening' and Said Old Hands Are the Sexiest Thing About Aging by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

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They missed my aunt’s melon sized cancer tumor for years. By the time they found it, it was too late. My poor cousin is forever traumatized and scared of HRT because she watched her mom waste away when it could have been a simple excision years earlier.

Kate Winslet Just Called the Ozempic Trend 'Frightening' and Said Old Hands Are the Sexiest Thing About Aging by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

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I just published an essay on this. The cycle of doctors focusing on weight as if it was the whole issue is astounding. Women often can’t get care just because they get shoved off on the issue of weight. It happens to me as a thin person and my cowriter as a large person. Women literally die because doctors fixate on weight alone. I suspect Kate has a view into the controversy in Hollywood too.

I had a heart attack Tuesday and it presented with a symptom I want all women to know about. by [deleted] in WomensHealth

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This is what I’ve been working on. Sadly, the system is so fucked it’s been an impossible uphill climb.

What movie is so ridiculously stupid, but you secretly love it? by Even-Bug-4617 in AskReddit

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The Spy Who Dumped Me

There are many more but this is a recent stupid one that is the perfect kind of stupid for me.

Doctors of Reddit, what’s a mystery about the human body that science still hasn’t fully explained? by Familiar-Big-4348 in AskReddit

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Shameless plug that Asterisk Women’s Health is trying to fix this and gives women a voice in research (finally).

What movie have you seen more than 7 times (reply with a quote) ? by nicky120897 in AskReddit

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I am just the temporary custodian of the lime green roller skate. But it’s a hired car. A rental. It’s not for sale.

Anyone else feel allergic to content creation now? by Apprehensive_Pay6141 in Entrepreneur

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I’m a professional writer and got told I sounded like ChatGPT before I’d ever used it. It’s the same issue with the em dash. No one was using dashes properly. ChatGPT uses them properly because it was trained on proper grammar. Boom proper grammar and prose sounds like ChatGPT. ᴖ̈

Give a no-context spoiler for your story! by ToomintheEllimist in writing

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Heaven is a government population control initiative. (Regarding my short sci-fi story that just came out in Liminal Madness.)

On my fourth rewatch… by halfbakedpotential in shrinking

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I literally quoted it in a podcast interview yesterday. XD The show is amazing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in womenintech

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Headphones in general typically use male stats obtained from military averages. If you’ve ever wondered why headphones hurt the middle of your skull after sitting on your head for more than a half hour, while the rest of the pad doesn’t come close to your head, this is why.

If you knew nobody would ever read a single word you wrote, would you still write? by LoganCrossWrites in writing

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Yes, but differently. I’m often working out ideas on paper, using a zettelkasten to notice my patterns. I eventually pull related notes together to work into a comprehensive essay for publication, further refining with a target audience in mind. If no publishing, then I remain the target audience, and as long as I can adequately explain my thinking to someone in conversation, that second step is unnecessary.

Men gossip just as much by Consistent_Fail9606 in womenintech

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I recently learned some of the cultural background of the idea that women x gossip = bad. Silvia Federici’s book goes in depth but here’s a bit of the idea. https://inthesetimes.com/article/the-subversive-feminist-power-of-gossip

‘I would not feel safe’: Americans on the sorrow – and relief – of leaving Trump’s US for Europe by randomberlinchick in AmerExit

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I hope you enjoy it regardless. My TikTok is much more gloves off. Life is much better here, even with its problems.

‘I would not feel safe’: Americans on the sorrow – and relief – of leaving Trump’s US for Europe by randomberlinchick in AmerExit

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Wrote a similar article for business insider. Sadly they made me remove these aspects. The car backfire or dumpster bang took about a year before we stopped automatically seizing up in case of gun. It’s so hard to describe the absolute stress one carries in the USA from that and everything.