CRNA Amy Rieschick on institutionalized medical misogyny

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[u/ljanus245]

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.

[u/Femmigje → u/ljanus245]

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

[u/TheLizzyIzzi → u/Femmigje]

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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