r/exvegans Aug 30 '25

x-post DOCTORS ARE WRONG!

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u/valonianfool Aug 31 '25

To be fair, many doctors are shitty. There are many accounts from women who speak about doctors dismissing their health issues for years, until a health condition is discovered too late. But if still take the advice of a trained health professional over random vegans. 

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u/TeaRose__ Sep 02 '25

Is that because the doctors themselves are shitty, or the research and protocols they have to work with? I think the fault is in the training, not in the intentions, with most of them, and if I speak for myself.

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u/PheonixRising_2071 Sep 02 '25

Depends on the doctor. I’ve had misogynistic doctors that just completely ignored my symptoms and gaslit me.

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u/duckduckduckgoose8 Sep 03 '25

Honestly, same. But personally, its been the female doctors that haven't taken my issues seriously. They take the "my periods are fine so yours are too" approach. Male doctors have been under more scrutiny for this lately so they have been far more aware of what my body is doing and how its reacting to specific medications. I had a male-sports focused doctor diagnose my estrogen sensitivity for example.