Posted by seldomseen on May 24, 2009, at 12:00:36
In reply to Re: A ramble » seldomseen, posted by Nadezda on May 23, 2009, at 17:01:09
I don't want to hijack Dinah's thread, but I agree, the pairing of an invasive exam with presecription birth control is extortion and, IMO unethical.
The ob/gyns have no medical or legal grounds to tie the pap test with a prescription for these meds. None.
You just have to find the right ob/gyn (which I FINALLY did) who realizes this.
Instead of their self-righteous insistance on the gyn exam, they SHOULD insist on a complete cardiovascular workup as there is a clear connection between these meds and clotting, pulmonary embolism and stroke.
THAT should be their legal obligation.
Seldom
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