To be a
woman in the United States means to
have to accept the burden of childbirth as a solo act.
To be a woman in the United States healthcare system means to
have to accept the burden of childbirth as a solo act.
have to accept the burden of childbirth as a solo act.
To be a woman in the United States healthcare system means to
have to accept the burden of childbirth as a solo act.
To protect
yourself against the burden of childbirth,
well you have some options:
well you have some options:
1. Hormones.
Don’t worry, those hormones are “free.”
And what
about those women who can’t take hormones due to health,
or those women who reject hormone-regulation in their bodies?
or those women who reject hormone-regulation in their bodies?
2.
Non-hormonal IUDs. Don’t worry, some insurance companies cover this.
What about the local anesthetics used to make the procedure of inserting the IUD (both hormonal and non-hormonal) much more comfortable? You have to pay that hefty sum out-of-pocket. Otherwise, ready yourself for a day full of pain.
And what if
you don’t want to feel like someone has taken a knife to your insides for 24
hours, and don’t want to deal with the incredibly heavy menstrual bleeding the non-hormonal IUD produces
for the first year after its insertion? (Oh yeah, tampons, pads, and thinx are
not covered too).
3.
Diaphragms and spermicide. Don't worry, these may be covered by health insurance.
And are also less effective.
And what if they don’t work? Well, you know thedrill procedure.
And what if you reject having to accept the burden of childbirth as something only a woman has to deal with?
And are also less effective.
And what if they don’t work? Well, you know the
And what if you reject having to accept the burden of childbirth as something only a woman has to deal with?
Well,
as per The New York Times, “Sexually
active women who are not using birth control should refrain from alcohol to
avoid the risk of giving birth to babies with fetal spectrum disorders, even if
those women are not yet known to be pregnant, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention has recommended” (03 Feb. 2016).
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