I actually LOL-ed at this. I don't normally waste my time with replies to people who are so clearly not actually interested in an intellectual discussion, but this particular "what about teh menz?" post reminded me 1) why I'm a (posted to Want an abortion? Get a note from a dude.)
I would disagree. My mother refused to see a female gyno, and only let men perform her pelvic exams. She said she simply felt more comfortable with a man being "down there" and often had other women in her life (posted to Ask Professor Foxy: How Do I Find A Good Provider After Abuse?)
From my understanding, providers are shying away from necessarily encouraging a formal self breast exam. My provider discussed this with me letting me know that a lot of young women perform SBE's incorrectly and therefore ineffectively and that it would (posted to Breast Cancer: The decline of the self-exam?)
From my understanding, providers are shying away from necessarily encouraging a formal self breast exam. My provider discussed this with me letting me know that a lot of young women perform SBE's incorrectly and therefore ineffectively and that it would (posted to Breast Cancer: The decline of the self-exam?)
The move away from recommending self-exams came after a huge study published in 2002 did not find a difference in breast cancer-related mortality between a large group of women who were instructed to perform self-exams and a control group who (posted to Breast Cancer: The decline of the self-exam?)
Yes, I had a very similar experience around 13, back when I was an AAA. Thankfully my mother is a nurse and was able to explain to me that breasts develop little painful lumps as they develop. Many girls are (posted to Breast Cancer: The decline of the self-exam?)
I haven't really noticed a change in message. My gyno and my mom, who is an RN specialized in Oncology, both advise me to do a self exam every month. I'm 21 and was recently diagnosed with having Fibrocystic Breasts, (posted to Breast Cancer: The decline of the self-exam?)
i think it's worth pointing out that it's not just because of "ensuing fear," as you said, but also because it can lead to unnecessary procedures--all of which carry some amount of harm. this is sort of similar to the (posted to Breast Cancer: The decline of the self-exam?)
I think that your readers, good feminists from any wave, would be more comfortable with this post if you titled it something along the lines of "The misuse of the term PMS has further marginalized women" which is, of course, (posted to PMS is a Social Construction)
