A Purposeful Discussion About Women’s Health
BIGOTRY, DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN, EL PASO, HOME, PATIENTS, TEXAS, USA | HEALTHY | OCTOBER 3, 2018
(My mom and I are discussing a cousin who lives in different state. She has been hospitalized and is losing blood due to problems with her uterus.)
Mom: “I just don’t understand why the doctors refuse to just remove it. She doesn’t intend to have any more children, and this thing is threatening her life. I had to argue for them to remove mine when I started having issues, and I was almost fifty with two adult kids already!”
Me: “Mom, let me tell you: doctors maintain this idea that a woman’s main purpose in life is to have children. They think that removing her uterus is equal to cutting off both legs. They view it as the last, most desperate act they can take. It’s ridiculous, outdated, and flawed, but it’s the sad truth.”
Sister: *who has been listening* “That actually explains a lot.”
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