There's a reason I got on the depo shot over an iud. They scare me so much
this post was submitted on 18 May 2025
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I've heard enough horror stories about coils, and I've had enough instances of medical stuff not believing me over my level of pain to understand how this creates a perfect storm of sexist BS where people are suffering unecessarily.
It's amazing to me that women who work in medicine still perpetuate this unsympathetic attitude.
The findings underscore a notion that “women can’t distinguish pain from emotion, whereas men can suppress their emotions and give you a pure account of their pain,” she added.
Wow! That's a shitty thing to believe!
edit: oops double post
The way that pain has historically been managed has long been influenced by racism and sexism, ACOG noted in the guidance. Studies have found that health care professionals sometimes underestimate how much pain a female patient experiences and don’t perceive female pain to be urgent, said Amanda Williams, a pain researcher and professor of clinical health psychology at University College London.
In a 2016 study co-authored by Dr. Williams, 63 pain doctors and medical students were shown images of people in pain and were asked what the appropriate treatment for that pain would be. Participants suggested “more medical referrals for the male images and more psychologist or psychiatrist referrals for females,” Dr. Williams said. The findings underscore a notion that “women can’t distinguish pain from emotion, whereas men can suppress their emotions and give you a pure account of their pain,” she added.
I had to find the extra context, but wow yeah, the old guidelines are based on super sexist notions 😬
Same, had one inserted over a decade ago. No one said anything about pain medication. Drove myself home and felt every imperfection in the road. About a week of severe cramping.
Went for the follow up and the gyno adjusted its position without warning. When I cried out, she told me the pain would subside in a few days. It didn't, so I got it removed a month later.
Glad to see the tides are changing 🙌
The fact that they just don't believe women about anything is absolute bull shit.