They wouldn’t need the test if you told them you were pregnant. At that point they could engage in a shorthand, depending on your knowledge, and maybe skip some unnecessary tests and diagnose the problem better.
Fetuses are not special. Millions die every year without anyone ever knowing they existed. They get flushed away with a late period cause the conditions weren’t quite right.
If a woman wants to lie and pretend they are not capable, that’s her business. House is an asshole.
If the fetus dies, that’s one thing. If the fetus gets deformed due to medication, that’s another thing and the one suffering from that is not the woman, hence it’s not only her business.
To put it differently: If you could heal a severely disabled child by peeing in to a cup, would you not do it?
People lie to doctors near fucking constantly. They’re required to ask the questions no matter what due to things like malpractice, the insurance company that owns the hospital and other stupid s***.
So not only are they required to ask you, they’re also likely required to give you the test regardless of your answer. Because they have to assume you’re lying.
If you aren’t going to believe me anyway just give me the damn test and don’t bother me with the question.
It’s not about not believing you, it’s about the fact that it’s possible for people to be pregnant without realizing it, and the doctors obviously don’t know you personally.
The reason they ask at all is because if you say yes, then they don’t bother giving you the test. They were always planning to give you the test if you say anything but “yes”, to cover all their asses against lawsuits bases.
Not familiar with other healthcare but single payer here in Canada, the CT scan(for example) will not happen if there’s no negative bloodwork pregnancy test or if they are certain you don’t have a uterus. All child bearing women are all pregnant unless bloodwork says no or your uterus was surgically removed.
To be fair: It does make sense. A pregnancy test is rather cheap and simple to do. Abdominal CTs are linked to an elevated risk of cancer for an unborn child.
So to put it differently: If you could heal a child from their cancer by taking a blood test, wouldn’t you?
It’s not personal. How many idiots have lied, been ignorant, or didn’t think it was important and caused a lot of trouble in the process?
Ex: in free clinics that specialize in sexually active gay men, they don’t ask if you take street drugs, they ask if you’ve ever taken Viagra without a prescription. Stimulants cause impotence.
Went to the ER a few years ago; they asked if I was pregnant and I said no as I had been dating another cis woman for the 4 years prior.
They still gave me a pregnancy test.
If you aren’t going to believe me anyway just give me the damn test and don’t bother me with the question.
They wouldn’t need the test if you told them you were pregnant. At that point they could engage in a shorthand, depending on your knowledge, and maybe skip some unnecessary tests and diagnose the problem better.
You could falsely think you’re pregnant, if the goal is to be correct, this also needs to be accounted for
Of course. I’m just saying you ask before you test.
“Everyone lies” - Doctor Gregory House.
“The patient told you that, and you believe them? You’re an idiot!” - Also Doctor Gregory House.
Fictional Doctor House, a role model of ethical and professional standards for real doctors everywhere.
Absolutely! :D
Fetuses are not special. Millions die every year without anyone ever knowing they existed. They get flushed away with a late period cause the conditions weren’t quite right.
If a woman wants to lie and pretend they are not capable, that’s her business. House is an asshole.
If the fetus dies, that’s one thing. If the fetus gets deformed due to medication, that’s another thing and the one suffering from that is not the woman, hence it’s not only her business.
To put it differently: If you could heal a severely disabled child by peeing in to a cup, would you not do it?
The best part is most people have one.
People lie to doctors near fucking constantly. They’re required to ask the questions no matter what due to things like malpractice, the insurance company that owns the hospital and other stupid s***.
So not only are they required to ask you, they’re also likely required to give you the test regardless of your answer. Because they have to assume you’re lying.
It’s not about not believing you, it’s about the fact that it’s possible for people to be pregnant without realizing it, and the doctors obviously don’t know you personally.
The reason they ask at all is because if you say yes, then they don’t bother giving you the test. They were always planning to give you the test if you say anything but “yes”, to cover all their
asses against lawsuitsbases.Tests will also miss some pregnancies. Routinely asking and testing will have the fewest false negatives.
Willing to bet if they’d do it otherwise then it’s the insurance companies determining policy here to save cost.
Not familiar with other healthcare but single payer here in Canada, the CT scan(for example) will not happen if there’s no negative bloodwork pregnancy test or if they are certain you don’t have a uterus. All child bearing women are all pregnant unless bloodwork says no or your uterus was surgically removed.
To be fair: It does make sense. A pregnancy test is rather cheap and simple to do. Abdominal CTs are linked to an elevated risk of cancer for an unborn child.
So to put it differently: If you could heal a child from their cancer by taking a blood test, wouldn’t you?
Lmao. Ill add to the evidence pile 🤣
It’s not personal. How many idiots have lied, been ignorant, or didn’t think it was important and caused a lot of trouble in the process?
Ex: in free clinics that specialize in sexually active gay men, they don’t ask if you take street drugs, they ask if you’ve ever taken Viagra without a prescription. Stimulants cause impotence.