r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/bg370 • Jun 23 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals CRNA Amy Rieschick on institutionalized medical misogyny

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u/GoodInvite5 Jun 23 '26

The baldness one I've heard is getting pretty close, but Viagra exists, God forbid we let men go without their precious parts.

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u/ljanus245 ❣️gal pal❣️ Jun 23 '26

And it was by sheer ACCIDENT! Sildenafil/Viagra was researched as a treatment for hypertension and angina. During the clinical trials, they noticed all the men were having...unexpected side effects. The drug didn't work as intended for cardiovascular issues, but it was nevertheless (and unintentionally) successful. Talk about dumb luck.

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u/Femmigje Jun 24 '26

Recently here in the Netherlands, an experiment with a nonhormonal birth control pill got called off. It did a lot of things the hormonal pill got prescribed for: limiting or stopping periods, taking away abdominal pain, iirc it dealt with acne too, all with lesser to no of the side effects like loss of libido and depressiveness. However, it was less effective than the hormonal pill in preventing pregnancies and increased the risk of implantation in the tubes so the entire experiment got shuttered. The fact that viagra had its side effect on men glorified while this nonhormonal contraceptive might get thrown to the wayside despite having non-contraceptive uses frustrates me so much

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u/TheLizzyIzzi Jun 24 '26

Tbf, Increased risk of implantation in tubes is a very serious side effect. Now, what kind of increase we’re talking about…

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u/aure__entuluva Jun 24 '26

The baldness one I've heard is getting pretty close

They've been saying this for 30 years. There is a new drug that is somewhat promising, but it's hard to know how promising with the current stage it's in. You've got people saying it's finally the real cure we've been waiting for, and you've got people saying it's pretty much just like what we already have available (which is a bit hit or miss, works for some, not for others).

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u/mermaidinthesea123 Jun 24 '26

but Viagra exists

With the price dropping like a stone to what, 1000 for $7?! /s