Doctors Refuse To Treat Fat Women. Excuse Me?

Yes. You read that title right. Its heartbreakingly true. According tothis article, 15 OB/GYN practices in South Florida have set a weight limit and will not accept obstetrics or gynecology patients who weigh more.People dont realize the risk were taking by taking care of these patients, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel quoted Dr. Albert Triana of South Miami as saying. Theres more risk of something going wrong and more risk of getting sued. Everything is more complicated with an obese patient in GYN surgeries and in [pregnancies].Why You Should Be Pissed At These DocsMy tweeps are already all a-Twitter about this news, and Im livid right along with them. Who are these doctors to determine who can and cant get care? And how dare they discriminate against a woman just because shes overweight? You can guarantee that the overweight woman probably beats herself enough for her obesity, and the last thing she needs is to be rejected by her doctor when shes pregnant or in need of gynecologic care. Way to kick a girl when shes down.Its easy to get your blood boiling if you imagine that these misogynistic docs are sitting around the doctors lounge, making fat jokes and scheming up ways to discriminate against overweight women. You can just see them fighting over the weight limit and getting their jollies on by trying to define fat. You can imagine that these gynecologists only want pretty patients to do Pap smears on and theyd prefer not to deliver babies amidst rolls of vulva.And if you feel that way and it pisses you off, you have every reason to feel that way. I certainly would, if I wasnt an OB/GYN myself.
  • <
  • 1 of 3
  • >

Popular posts from this blog

Red Wine Reduced Breast Cancer Cells

Italian researchers from the University of Calabria say they demonstrated how a key ingredient in red wine inhibits the proliferation of human breast cancer cells . Resveratrol is the ingredient they say might be useful in the treatment of breast cancer, in addition to primary therapies. In their experiment resveratrol was applied to different cells and compared to cells that received no treatment. The cells receiving resveratrol showed a decrease in growth. A large reduction in estrogen receptor levels was believed to be related to the inhibition of the breast cancer cells. Their research study was published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies forExperimental Biology. These findings are exciting, but in no way does it mean that should people go out and start using red wine or resveratrol supplements as a treatment for breast cancer, said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief. (Source: ScienceDaily.com ) He said the research is more about the potential of resverat
Keep reading

Spiritual Quantum Physics and Insanity

Image
Spiritual Quantum Physics and Insanity Spiritual Quantum Physics and Insanity Tea And Meditation: The Basis Of A Healthy Lifestyle Illegal Meat Imports Carry Viruses, Threaten Health How You Can Learn the Secrets of Mind Power How To Read Minds Death of a Loved One Raises Heart Attack Risk, Study Shows No More Blues: Postnatal Yoga for Anxiety Free New Moms Life as a Conscious Practice The Secret Benefits Of Mind Control Tricks Early Morning Spiritual Consciousness Inspiration - 1/13/2012 How to Reduce Stress Using Breath Awareness Spiritual Wellness - Mediation and Prayer Creates a Healthy Life Stress Relief Via Yoga Relaxation Techniques April’s STD Consciousness Month Open Doorways for STD Testing A way with words Meditation as a Health and Spiritual Exercise How To Achieve Power To The Subconscious Mind Taking A Look At Mind Power Psychic Meditation Learn How Reiki Can Help You Reduce Your Stress How to
Keep reading

Get Married, Live Longer?

Image
Written by Jessica Cruel for YourTango.com New research shows that getting married could lengthen your life for up to 17 years .A study published in The American Journal Of Epidemiology reveals that single men have a 32 percent higher chance of death than married men across a lifetime. That means they could die eight to 17 years before the average married man of loneliness? Single women fare a bit better: They have a 23 percent (or about seven to 15 years) lower life expectancy compared to their married peers. This data is based on 90 studies of around 500 million people compiled over the last 60 years by researchers at the University of Louisville: No small feat. Younger singles face greater chances of early death. The risk of death for 30 to 39-year-old singles was 128 percent higher than for married people of the same age. On the other hand, 70-year-old singles only had a 16 percent higher risk of death. Perhaps its because theyve survived a single youth and emerged unscathed. These
Keep reading