@guqalt home the suspicion that doctors are absolutely prejudiced against women as a whole, especially if we are overweight. i hope this situation eventually resolves, women’s healthcare is truly infuriating. you’re heard and you’re seen
@guqalt i’m struggling with the exact same treatment currently. i received a mirena coil a year ago and it changed my life, but that is a choice i would never impose on another woman. i’ve been struggling for a diagnosis of PCOS for five years and have only just received (1)
@guqalt i lead a healthy life, i exercise, i don’t overeat in the slightest. yet im still told, lose some weight, everything will be better. ive had doctors tell me that being overweight is a pattern of women with pcos, not a criteria for diagnosis. which really hammers (4)
@guqalt ever since beginning puberty, i have been scrutinised by doctors for my weight. no matter how many times i say it, they remain ignorant to the blatancy of my weight being a symptom of something underlying not the cause of my ongoing health difficulties. (3)
@guqalt my first ultrasound. i’ve received umpteen blood tests over the years and have only recently discovered that my testosterone levels are 5.6 times higher than they should be. i’ve been crying for help and answers ever since my first period put me in the hospital (2)