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I once went to the hospital with my fiancé. The doctor insisted on a pregnancy test before an xray, despite my fiancé insisting she was celibate. I’ll never fo

I once went to the hospital with my fiancé. The doctor insisted on a pregnancy test before an xray, despite my fiancé insisting she was celibate. I’ll never forget the look of horror on the nurses face when she found out what he was requiring.

irrational 4y ago
My wife has already passed through menopause, but they still insisted on a pregnancy test before back surgery recently.
- anonymouskimmer 4y ago
  Being post-menopause is almost 100%, not quite 100%. https://healthnews.com/womens-health/menopause/can-you-get-pregnant-after-menopause/ https://healthnews.com/womens-health/menopause/can-you-get-p... > Generally speaking, postmenopausal pregnancy is unlikely, although not entirely impossible. HRT will not trigger the ovaries to produce new eggs. If a woman has remaining eggs after menopause, HRT might trigger the release of an egg. There are few reports of postmenopausal women conceiving naturally, but this is very rare.
  - irrational 4y ago
    Well, she is post menopausal, but still has in an IUD and we always use a condom. There is less than zero chance of her getting pregnant.
psychphysic 4y ago
That's totally different situation ethically. He was open and made a recommended investigation contingent or knowledge of the risks. And she could decide the invasiveness of peeing on a stick is not worth the benefit of being able to have an x-ray. On the other hand no offer was made. A test was illegally applied (even if you can force someone to have a test they must know about it), incorrectly interpreted with unjustly severe outcome. Also, you can be a celibate lesbian nun and in some countries you can't get prescribed valproate without having a coil or implant. Seems much more problematic.
- chris_wot 4y ago
  He didn't "recommend" anything. He wanted to draw blood and refused to provide the x-ray till it was done.

irrational 4y ago

My wife has already passed through menopause, but they still insisted on a pregnancy test before back surgery recently.

anonymouskimmer 4y ago
Being post-menopause is almost 100%, not quite 100%. https://healthnews.com/womens-health/menopause/can-you-get-pregnant-after-menopause/ https://healthnews.com/womens-health/menopause/can-you-get-p... > Generally speaking, postmenopausal pregnancy is unlikely, although not entirely impossible. HRT will not trigger the ovaries to produce new eggs. If a woman has remaining eggs after menopause, HRT might trigger the release of an egg. There are few reports of postmenopausal women conceiving naturally, but this is very rare.
- irrational 4y ago
  Well, she is post menopausal, but still has in an IUD and we always use a condom. There is less than zero chance of her getting pregnant.

psychphysic 4y ago

That's totally different situation ethically. He was open and made a recommended investigation contingent or knowledge of the risks. And she could decide the invasiveness of peeing on a stick is not worth the benefit of being able to have an x-ray. On the other hand no offer was made. A test was illegally applied (even if you can force someone to have a test they must know about it), incorrectly interpreted with unjustly severe outcome. Also, you can be a celibate lesbian nun and in some countries you can't get prescribed valproate without having a coil or implant. Seems much more problematic.

chris_wot 4y ago
He didn't "recommend" anything. He wanted to draw blood and refused to provide the x-ray till it was done.