Half of women will get a false positive 3D mammogram, study finds

Re:Half of women will get a false positive 3D mammogram, stu... by msrenee on Saturday March 26, 2022 @12:36AM (#30809264)

I'm still pissed that I have to get a pap smear every couple years in spite of being with the same man since I turned 18. Doctors won't prescribe birth control without one. I had a lovely biopsy of cervical tissue a couple years ago. Again, monogamous relationship with a man that started when we were both virgins. But I got tissue ripped out of my most sensitive region anyway.

Why am I forced to submit to these screening tests for issues I'm not at risk for in order to receive tangentially related medical care?

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Re:Half of women will get a false positive 3D mammogram, stu... by lostcolony on Saturday March 26, 2022 @02:24AM (#30809728)

If your gyno won't prescribe BC without a pap smear, look to get a new doctor. Insurance isn't mandating it; it's just the doc deciding they know better than you.

Current medical advice does NOT stipulate the two should be related - https://www.acog.org/womens-health/experts-and-stories/ask-a...

If you can't find a doc who won't decouple the two, try Planned Parenthood.

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Re:Half of women will get a false positive 3D mammogram, stu... by msrenee on Sunday March 27, 2022 @01:37PM (#30822190)

I may end up going through planned parenthood if that improves things. I really, really hate speculums up my cooch and have no predispositions to any issues in that area and there's absolutely no reason for me to be required to have a yearly exam to get my BC.

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