Replying to Avatar Helen Yrmom

If I had been informed that this shot would result in a 2x-3x higher chance of getting a brain tumor (usually benign whatever) I would have never taken it…as a 16 year-old it’s even more unforgivable. Also the argument that everyone dies related to avoidable side effects from medication is dumb, defeatist, and actually nihilistic.
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ruralrobbie 2mo ago

In your state of rebellion back then if the doc told you that your chances of benign brain tumor were 5 in 100k and in this drug raised that to 10-15 in 100k would it have made a difference? Especially when the DEATH rate due to pregnancy complications in the 90s was 8 - 12 in 100k (18 per 100k today)? And severe maternal morbidities are 1,000 per 100k (yay, US healthcare) nowadays?

You're playing odds.

i didn't make the argument that everyone dies from avoidable side effects from medication. Strawmen belong in gardens, not conversations 🤙

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ruralrobbie 2mo ago

Also I am not advocating for giving depo to rebellious 16yo girls. It's a legit med with legit uses. Clinicians should have the moral fortitude to refuse to prescribe inappropriate medicines and call out maladaptive behavior in their patients.

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ruralrobbie 2mo ago

As expected

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Helen Yrmom 2mo ago

How’s this for maladaptive behavior… Fuck off big pharma cuck.