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We can discuss health issues without being rude, however.
by superchroma 4y ago
We can discuss health issues without being rude, however.
- fatherzine 4y agoWe cannot discuss issues if we can't discuss the negative impacts of said issues.
- wizofaus 4y agoSure but I've heard it claimed that even being asked to step on the scales by your doctor is an example of fat-shaming or a body-shape obsessed culture. Granted in some cases (where the reason for the visit is clearly not weight-related, as per examples in the article) it's possibly something we should be calling out, though I'd think the doctor's attitude and demeanor is key.
- hollywood_court 4y agoMy SIL has fired 3 different gynecologists because they each asked her to try to lose weight.
- wizofaus 4y agoIf she's just going in for a pap smear and that advice was given unprompted, I could perhaps understand. I know nothing about gynecology, though I do know excess weight affects ovulation.
- hollywood_court 4y agoShe could not conceive. She finally found a doctor that helped her conceive but she lost the baby and it was likely due to her weight.