• Velma@lemmy.today
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    13 days ago

    It’s even better (worse) - women’s self-reported pain levels and symptoms are often dismissed and underestimated by doctors and researchers.

    So even when reporting on the side-effects on birth control, women are not taken seriously.

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      13 days ago

      Oh dude I know it. In the beginning of my partner and mine’s relationship, she was constantly throwing up in the middle of the night. This went on for like 3-4 yrs. The doctors gave us a bunch of bullshit about it. Told her basically it was her fault. Ended up being her birth control.

      She had an iud at one time that gave her cysts in her ovaries. I have seen this woman be in so much pain and stuff it down to keep going through the day.

      I’ll fucking fight you (not you) if you say women are weak to my face.

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        13 days ago

        I’ll fucking fight you (not you) if you say women are weak to my face.

        Thanks dude/dudette. It’s refreshing to see this energy here and it’s really awesome.