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Originally Posted by Jinn
More importantly, the consequences to fetuses of drugs prescribed for a woman who is or will soon be pregnant is massive. While it might be a bit annoying to be asked first about whether or not you're pregnant, it's an incredibly important factor in the diagnosis of disease, and the prescription options available.
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This issue stems more from doctors and other medical professionals treating women as if they could get pregnant tomorrow, simply because they have the equipment for it. Not will they get pregnant tomorrow, but COULD get pregnant tomorrow, regardless of all the other factors (like birth control, lack of a relationship, etc). This issue has come up in regards to other substances women might consume--like alcohol, tobacco, recreational drugs, caffeine, and aspirin. Basically, there are medical professionals out there who treat women as if they are only babymaking machines, without considering the fact that these women might choose to never have children, and should avoid all possible terotogens in case they might ever decide to have children. I'm sorry, but that's now how I'm going to live my life. I'm not pre-pregnant right now, and I don't want to be treated as such; doing so makes me feel, at the very least, that I am little more than a uterus.