r/comics • • Jul 31 '26

OC Some Medical "Professionals" Be Like [OC]

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u/Arale-chan Aug 01 '26

As a trans woman, I had to find a new doctor after moving to a new city. So I went to see a doctor who had “LGBT health” listed as one of her specialties.

Despite being incredibly clear that I was a post op trans woman, she asked about my uterus at one point. I reiterated my status and she was like “Isn’t getting one of those part of the surgery?”

Needless to say, I didn’t go back to that doctor in the future.

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u/_Aethea_ Aug 01 '26

The first endocrinologist i went to was advertised to me as a "specialist" for transgender stuff

dude didn't want to measure my testosterone levels because "blockers don't affect T in the bloodstream, only getting balls removed does"

also needless to say i switched