I stand with people who have abortions due to the fetus having disabilities. 🩵

Enter a female hostel and go sit on one of the public toilets first before confidently announcing that women can’t get infections from toilets. 😂 Every time this conversation comes up, a lot of male HCPs rush to say, “There’s no such thing as a toilet infection” or “You can’t get a UTI from a toilet seat.” The problem is that many of you hear women describing a real experience and immediately start looking for ways to dismiss it instead of trying to understand what they’re actually saying. Women are not claiming that every toilet seat is a magical infection portal. What we’re saying is that poorly maintained public toilets can be unhygienic, can expose people to bacteria and other microorganisms, and can create conditions that increase the risk of infections (which happens often btw). Women’s anatomy also makes us more vulnerable to UTIs than men. The bigger issue is the pattern. Women say, “This is what happened to my body,” and instead of listening, many (read male) HCPs immediately reach for a textbook to explain why the woman couldn’t possibly be right. We’ve seen this happen repeatedly across women’s health. For years, women complained about symptoms that weren’t being taken seriously. Women with conditions like PCOS spent years describing their experiences before the medical community fully appreciated many of the metabolic aspects of the condition. Our experience with pain management is another example. Healthcare works best when clinicians combine scientific evidence with patient experiences. The textbook matters. Research matters. But listening to patients matters too. Women live in these bodies every day. Maybe stop assuming we’re confused every time we tell you what we’re experiencing.

I’ve read quite a number of HCPs repeating “studies and research”. My suggestion is that the female HCPs that support that claim should volunteer themselves for the study. We’ll pick a girls hostel restroom and y’all will use it for a week. You’ll be provided tissues, but you’re not allowed to wipe the correct way after using the toilet. We’ll let the result of that study determine if women can or can not get UTIs from using dirty toilets.

Tweet it into existence this month

imagine you turning 25,26 and still you find yourself unfit, unemployed, insecure, purposeless

Is there any show where the villain actually won? I’m tired of villains losing to the plot.

Why is the president having a hard time addressing the current kidnapping issues in this country