Obviously this would be very stupid of this person, but legitimate question (not trying to be inflammatory, honestly curious).
I sort of assumed a medical chart would explicitly include if someone was transgender/had transitioned, is that not the case? I guess the hysterectomy does that itself, but it feels like it would be something explicit to ensure the doctor doesn't overlook it when glancing at a chart? Because wouldn't that be potentially relevant to diagnosis/treatment? Obviously if you're like...there for a broken bone or at the dentist it's whatever, but if you were actually sick?
Doctors can't read charts on a normal day. I've gotten prescribed medication that I'm explicitly allergic to, it was only the pharmacist who caught it.
Yup. I once got denied medication because the meds were usually for periods. One time, I called a doctor and when they heard my very feminine voice, they almost changed the gender marked in my chart. I had to yell a bit for them to not do that.
My pharmacy randomly changed my gender marker and it wasn't discovered until I suddenly had an "insurance issue" trying to pick up meds. I want to know who the hell gave them the authority to change that without their patients knowledge. Apparently it's happened to my friend, too, and he's not transitioning yet.
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u/SofishticatedGuppy Jul 31 '26
Obviously this would be very stupid of this person, but legitimate question (not trying to be inflammatory, honestly curious).
I sort of assumed a medical chart would explicitly include if someone was transgender/had transitioned, is that not the case? I guess the hysterectomy does that itself, but it feels like it would be something explicit to ensure the doctor doesn't overlook it when glancing at a chart? Because wouldn't that be potentially relevant to diagnosis/treatment? Obviously if you're like...there for a broken bone or at the dentist it's whatever, but if you were actually sick?