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May 22
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“Oh, You Have Plenty Of Room Down Here!”

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“Oh, you have plenty of room down here!” – Gyn to 17 year old woman having her first pelvic exam ever due to endometriosis.  The woman was not clear if this was positive or negative.

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May 20
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“At Your Age It Would Be Completely Irresponsible To Consider Anything But A Cesarean.”

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“At your age it would be completely irresponsible to consider anything but a cesarean section.” – OB to healthy 40 year old mother at her 28 week appointment with a completely uneventful pregnancy.

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May 11
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“…If I Looked In A Textbook Under Herpes, I’d See Your Vagina.”

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“No, that’s a classic case of Herpes. If I looked in a textbook under Herpes, I’d see your vagina.” – Gyn to young woman who had a large mass on her labia.

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Apr 9
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“…You Are Still Young, So You Aren’t High Priority For Us.”

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“Well, you are still young so you aren’t high priority for us.” – Reproductie Endocrinologist to 21 year old married woman who had been trying to conceive for more than a year.
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Mar 26
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“I’m Monitoring Your Blood Pressure So Carefully Because…”

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“I’m monitoring your blood pressure so carefully because older mothers can develop pre-eclampsia more easily.” – Midwife to older mother *EVERY* time she has a prenatal, even though everything has been normal and she has had 6 prior problem free pregnancies as well.

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Feb 29
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“…I Don’t Know What’s Wrong With All You Young Mothers…?”

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“I don’t know what’s wrong with all you young mothers. Pacifiers don’t cause nipple confusion.” – L&D Nurse to mother with a two day old baby.

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Feb 7
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“Alright, Now I’m Going To Insert The Speculum. It Looks Like A Duck Bill. Quack Quack!”

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“Alright, now I’m going to insert the speculum. It looks like a duck bill. Quack Quack!” – Family Practice doctor to 17 year woman, undergoing her first pelvic exam, while opening and closing the speculum blades like a hand puppet.

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Jan 14
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“…I Can Rip Your Baby’s Head Off If You Deliver Vaginally…”

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“Your stomach is measuring 2 weeks ahead. You will need a cesarean section or I can rip your baby’s head off if you deliver vaginally. I have seen it happen, it is not pretty.” – OB to teen mother.

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Jan 4
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“…I…Like To Make Sure There Aren’t Any *Surprise* Problems With The Baby.”

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“Well you’re young. . . and CLEARLY not very bright. I’ve seen what types of things girls your age do before and during pregnancy and always like to make sure there aren’t any “surprise” problems with the baby.” – OB to 18 year old mother with her own birth defects (cleft palate and lip, club feet and uterine didelphys) when encouraging her to undergo amniocentesis.

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Dec 16
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“Oh, We Don’t Listen To That If You’re In Your 20′s…”

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“Oh, we don’t listen to that if you’re in your 20’s.  We all know how you 20-somethings are with all your partners, so we just plug our ears and pretend you didn’t refuse.” – GYN to woman who had declined Sexually Transmitted Infection testing, as the doctor proceeded to do it during a PAP smear, disregarding her wishes.

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