Woman's Right to Reproductive Choice

[Dogmatique]

I've been on depo 14 years with my doctor's blessing...

I get a bone density test every year. I have a chronic illness. All is well. A partial hysterectomy is not going to happen as a form of birth control. No responsible doctor will do it. You can get yourself to a third world country and see if they'll do it. Hey, Mexico is game to do all kinds of things.

That's about the long and short of it.

[DanceInTheGrove]

I've been on depo 14 years with my doctor's blessing...

I get a bone density test every year. I have a chronic illness. All is well. A partial hysterectomy is not going to happen as a form of birth control. No responsible doctor will do it.

Great information. Thank you for sharing.

You can get yourself to a third world country and see if they'll do it. Hey, Mexico is game to do all kinds of things.

This was excessive, and a little offending. I'm looking for help, not to be attacked by trolling.

[Dogmatique]

Great information. Thank you for sharing.



This was excessive, and a little offending. I'm looking for help, not to be attacked by trolling.

Trolling? Really?


If you equate "not hearing what I want to hear" with "trolling", then I suppose you're right.

But come on. CC is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable posters here.

You're offended? Dreadfully sorry about that. Have a lovely (and non-reproductive) remaining Holiday weekend.

[DanceInTheGrove]

Trolling? Really?


If you equate "not hearing what I want to hear" with "trolling", then I suppose you're right.

But come on. CC is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable posters here.

You're offended? Dreadfully sorry about that. Have a lovely (and non-reproductive) remaining Holiday weekend.

I'm not saying CC is a troll: let me re-phrase:
Please don't attack, I'm not a troll!!!!

I don't think directing me out of the United States would be a nice thing, I'll admit. I am looking for my rights, my persepective, (not to be admired just understood) to be applicable with a respectable doctor.

[Dogmatique]

Hon, really - you don't have any legal rights to demand of any surgeon the procedure you want.

You just don't.

I don't know how else to say it....you know?

Every single surgeon in this country has the right to refuse an elective surgery if s/he feels it isn't warranted. And, often, any elective surgery....period. Even if.

Your wishes will never trump those rights.

Y'know?

[LawResearcherMissy]

I am looking for my rights

Your rights have already been explained to you. There's nothing to be done if you don't like what you've been told. The law does not require physicians to perform elective surgery, period.

You don't want this method, you don't like that one, you're terrified of this one, you're pissed about that one, AND you don't want your period...well, you're going to have to either get over your terror of Essure, or continue with your Depo, or use condoms or try a different IUD or the NuvaRing and just cope with your period. You have the absolute right to all of those.

Yes, I'm being blunt. But the fact of the matter is that if you want to remain "childfree", or whatever it is the kids are calling it these days, you're going to have to get used to the idea that NO ONE is going to take your uterus out.

[cyjeff]

You will no more find a surgeon to perform the procedure you want than you would be able to find one to remove a healthy leg because you think peg legs are cool.

[kamikake]

Not sure what horror stories the OP has heard about Essure...I had it done, and it was the best thing that ever happened to me! Out patient surgery (because Mississippi doesn't allow it to be done in-office yet), no scarring, no pain, no side effects, no hormone changes and 100% effective. I HIGHLY recommend it!

[CourtClerk]

Not sure what horror stories the OP has heard about Essure...I had it done, and it was the best thing that ever happened to me! Out patient surgery (because Mississippi doesn't allow it to be done in-office yet), no scarring, no pain, no side effects, no hormone changes and 100% effective. I HIGHLY recommend it!

The horror stories are all over the internet to be read.

I'm sorry, but I'm not touching a method of birth control that is pushed upon low income women only and my insurance company that covers every other possible method of birth control, won't touch. Yeah, I'm skeptical.

[EA1970]

I had a TAH at 32 because of chronic disease. Even then the GYN was hesitant given my age. However, since I had a chronic gynecological disease and since I'd already had a child, he agreed that it was probably the best step to take towards helping my condition.

No way in hell would any reputable physician remove a healthy uterus from a healthy 20 year old woman. Just wouldn't happen. You have no absolute right to any elective medical procedure.

Having an abortion isn't proof of not wanting kids - it just shows that someone was either careless with birth control or their birth control failed.

I also seriously doubt you'd find a doctor willing to perform a tubal ligation.

Stick with birth control and try again when you're (considerably) older.