I went to have an IUD put in and the procedure was so bad I couldn’t go through with having the IUD put in. My doctor was female but all she said was “I’ve done this hundreds of times. Take some Tylenol and you will be fine.” I wish more doctors were like yours.
I'm so sorry you had such a negative experience. Sadly, that's very common. Female pain is so normalized that it doesn't even occur to many doctors that what they're doing to their patients is cruel. I have a friend who insisted on getting sedation, and they gave it to her. It's scary advocating for ourselves, but it may be the only way how we can change the system.
Thank you for sharing this. I got my first IUD in 2019 along with a partial D&C because I was bleeding so heavily that a pap was not possible. I was under sedation as well, so the procedure itself was not bad at all. The IUD was replaced last year and I insisted on the anesthetic, and again it was not bad. Unfortunately, the whole care and knowledge from the male doctor was extremely lacking, and the second one was downright ridiculous. A female gynaecologist sounds like a dream and I know where to go next time :)
It shouldn't be so unusual to find a doctor like her, but when it comes to female health, it really is. I like and respect most of the male doctors I know, but their education (and in some cases, interest) in female reproductive health is severely lacking. For a health condition that affects 50% of the population and is, as they like to point out, "normal", there should be a lot more knowledge and support out there.
I went to have an IUD put in and the procedure was so bad I couldn’t go through with having the IUD put in. My doctor was female but all she said was “I’ve done this hundreds of times. Take some Tylenol and you will be fine.” I wish more doctors were like yours.
I'm so sorry you had such a negative experience. Sadly, that's very common. Female pain is so normalized that it doesn't even occur to many doctors that what they're doing to their patients is cruel. I have a friend who insisted on getting sedation, and they gave it to her. It's scary advocating for ourselves, but it may be the only way how we can change the system.
Thank you for sharing this. I got my first IUD in 2019 along with a partial D&C because I was bleeding so heavily that a pap was not possible. I was under sedation as well, so the procedure itself was not bad at all. The IUD was replaced last year and I insisted on the anesthetic, and again it was not bad. Unfortunately, the whole care and knowledge from the male doctor was extremely lacking, and the second one was downright ridiculous. A female gynaecologist sounds like a dream and I know where to go next time :)
It shouldn't be so unusual to find a doctor like her, but when it comes to female health, it really is. I like and respect most of the male doctors I know, but their education (and in some cases, interest) in female reproductive health is severely lacking. For a health condition that affects 50% of the population and is, as they like to point out, "normal", there should be a lot more knowledge and support out there.