Oct 4

“…So It Looks Prettier Down There.”

“I give all women episiotomies so it looks prettier down there.” OB to patient who stated she didn’t want an episiotomy.

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Kathy had this to say, Oct 4, 2009 @ 6:26 am (Quote)

Oh, yeah, scars are always prettier than unscarred flesh. In fact, I regularly slash my body so that I can get prettier. {rolls eyes}

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TJ had this to say, Oct 4, 2009 @ 8:53 am (Quote)

WTF?????

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Sarah had this to say, Oct 4, 2009 @ 11:53 am (Quote)

I’d make more comments on here, because I read them all… but pretty much every comment would be… “WTF?!” And that would probably get old for everyone. I just wish it all seemed silly. Sadly, I know this is all too true, and just a sampling of the BS women are subjected to at the hands of the OBs.

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Naomi had this to say, Oct 5, 2009 @ 6:21 am (Quote)

I had orginaly thought this was about shaving pubic hair…….but this is even more crazy? Did the OB mean compared to a tear or just having nothing? Being in pain is not ‘pretty’ either considering how much longer it can take to heal.

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Knitted in the Womb had this to say, Oct 5, 2009 @ 8:47 am (Quote)

How about letting the owner of the body decided whether “prettier” or “less likely to extend into a 3rd or 4th degree tear” is more important to her????

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Jeni had this to say, Oct 5, 2009 @ 8:54 am (Quote)

Must be to match the guy’s “pretty” circumcised penis? Same line, just as disgusting.

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rachel had this to say, Oct 5, 2009 @ 1:35 pm (Quote)

sounds like the same excuse given to circumcise baby boys.

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Jessica had this to say, Nov 29, 2009 @ 4:01 pm (Quote)

maybe this OB is like my husband, he thinks scars are visually and tactile-ly appealing. But unless he’s married to his patient, why does he care??? This sounds inapropriately sexual to me, not just inapropriate medicially.

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