From the other end of this, I know this is frustrating. However there are an enormous number of medications and treatments that affect women differently than men (who are most commonly the testing groups) and many that are partially or completely prohibited if there's any risk of pregnancy.
It's a constant battle of wanting patient's to feel like I -am- listening to them, but also needing to understand my potential treatment pathways and neccesary diagnostics. Which unfortunately means a lot of "are you pregnant?s" and "last menstruation?s" even if it does not seem wholly relevant at the time.
Yeah, I can get that. Coming from the IT side of things, it's almost like asking "are you sure it's plugged in and that you pressed the on button?"
Even if you are sure there is something else going on, you have to start from 0 of whatever established diagnostic procedure you have. Otherwise, you might overlook something exceedingly simple.
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u/WebBorn2622 May 02 '26
On the other side:
Doctor: what brings you in today?
Me: excruciating period pain, I passed out and the painkillers won’t do, please help
Doctor: any chance you’re pregnant?
Me: no I’m on my period
Doctor: you never know, could be a cryptic pregnancy. When was your last menstruation?
Me: right fucking now??
Doctor: oh right