it’s more likely the patient is actually saying they don’t want to be pregnant for any number of reasons. (Infidelity, trouble with the family, or other externa

it’s more likely the patient is actually saying they don’t want to be pregnant for any number of reasons. (Infidelity, trouble with the family, or other external factors.) Again, this is not an uncommon scenario; about 8% of pregnancies discovered in the ER are of women who report that they’re not sexually active. Sigh. Medicine -- a complicated, messy human art with an excessively large social component. The medical drama House at one point had a working title of Everybody Lies. Frequently, the lies are why it's hard to diagnose, not the physical details and actual medical history.