Lesson learned. It is a big reason why I’ll probably reach for an epidural the second I get checked into L&D.

Yeah. Like a membrane scrape (also called a membrane sweep) which doesn’t sound any better when you learn exactly how it is done. Allegedly, it doesn’t hurt much* but the whole thing skeeves me out.

It doesn’t seem that Dr. Reed made anyone’s health decisions for them. She wanted the procedure banned and the medical community responded by discouraging it. She did not have the power to force anything to happen. The medical community has a long history of ignoring women (including female doctors), so this…

Med mal suits are harder to bring and have fairly low caps in payout in those jurisdictions. That makes insurance costs much lower for practitioners, so they would factor in less in medical decision making (for better or worse).

Risks, benefits and complications are should be fully explained prior to surgeries like these.

Still trying to pick my jaw up off the floor. I know this sounds like an incredibly American response, but this kind of shit is why medical malpractice suits should still exist. Were you able to at least report the doctor?

Does anyone have the professional training to explain why a biopsy isn’t done before morcellation? Or would a fibroid show up differently from cancer in an ultrasound to see who might need a biopsy first?

This is in line with basically everything I’ve heard about the man. Even from friends who are prone to blinkered worshiping various guru-saviors.  

The thing that really surprises me is that her particular brand of alt medicine is aimed at wealthy, white folk who ought to have the education (or access to people with the education) to actually evaluate whether they should be doing these things or relying on them exclusively.

Here’s hoping hiring committees know how to Google names.

Found her ghostwriter right here.

When you already have a fan base, a lot of money, and a lot of connections, I’m not sure it is accurate to say she created something out of nothing. This kind of bullshit existed before, she just slapped a stupid name on it and said it was hers.

I know this isn’t shade and no one seems to be saying it is, but we need a name for what Pres. Obama is doing here because it is a thing of beauty.

That part seems out of line with standard, decent behavior. Tyra seems to have this idea that people should be grateful for attention paid by her, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she thought grabbing at a kid was a good idea.

Me too. I actually really liked my Trusts and Estates class (and was glad I took it when prepping for the bar) but dealing with the clients scared me away from it. Also, I’d been working in litigation and wanted to stay there.  

He was probably upset that his fantasy of gorgeous, submissive Asian women desperate for white American peen wasn’t going to happen.

Some people definitely take engaged/married relationships more seriously. I’ve seen this happen with hetero relationships, but homophobia adds another layer of possible problems too.

I wouldn’t have married my husband if he hadn’t seen me at my “worst”. That sounds like a lot of maintenance and even subterfuge to keep up. Sure, I still do things like close the bathroom door, but he held my hair back when I had the stomach flu and saw my makeup-less face pretty early on.

I’ve been married for 6 years, together for 8. I didn’t think getting married changed a lot about our day to day. It did feel good to know that my partner was less likely to cut and run (he has always been a very stable to person but I grew up in a family that was quite the opposite. If anything, it altered community…

I admit that I liked Big Bang Theory well enough when it started and still have it on in the background (largely for Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik). I was highly skeptical of the concept of the spin-off, which only grew when I saw some promo materials. the only way I made it through that trailer was the chocolate…