Yeah, that got your attention, didn’t it? A Texas hospital is refusing to hire staff over a certain BMI threshold. I'm telling you why this is a dumb idea.
bmi
religion
I was locked in an exam room at my optometrist’s office, and I was about to join hands with two technicians and the doctor while they forced me to pray to Jesus.
birth control
IUDs are the most popular form of contraception worldwide and the least popular in the United States. I'm sensing some disconnect here.
doctors
This guy is unreal hot and he knows I’m STD free because he did the tests himself.
privacy
Doctors (along with the rest of us) sometimes seem to forget that the Internet is a real place with real consequences. The things you say and do there matter, and putting something up on a public Facebook post is like standing on a street corner and yelling.
doctor's visits
Growing up with someone with an intellectual disability taught me that they have the right not to be sweet all the time.
cervix
The joy and the wonder of having new life growing inside of you, the fierce bond you develop with your fetus and the supposedly hot fetish sex. I pretty much hated every moment of it.
doctors
Is it the responsibility of doctors to watch their words to avoid upsetting patients? Or is their job simply to identify and communicate “facts” truthfully?
doctors
Or, how to attempt to deal with a wack gynecologist and love your totally normal vagina no matter what the mean doctor lady says.
vagina
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the pelvic exam.
abuse
Maria Menounos, who recently opened up about being sexually abused by two doctors, has faced criticism for not reporting the incidents to the authorities. Neither did I.
pregnancy
This is how screwed up my brain was: I actually weighed the merits of having a baby vs. having cancer.
bullying
This stuff makes people gun-shy, and with good reason. Which means doctors could be killing women by making check-ups into an exercise in shame.
body politics
Here are some strategies for turning your doctor’s office into a safe space.
doctors
It was not PMS, you dicks.
