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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]They made my good friend, who had a hysterectomy almost 10 years ago, do a pregnancy test before her recent surgery because she still has her ovaries. Yeah...
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Ectopic pregnancy. Pregnancies in the abdominal cavity, without a uterus, have happened before. They don't lead to viable babies, but they can lead to severe injury or death for the mother, and it's important to know before surgery in case there's a bleed-out. Pregnant women respond differently to anesthesia and hemorrhage.

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This is so rare as to be asinine as a basis for forcing women to have pregnancy tests. [/quote]

You say this is as if taking a pregnancy test is some incredible hardship. Some horrendous burden.  Why are you taking it as some personal offense? Why is it seen any differently from all the other blood tests and diagnostic tests you have to undergo while going through medical treatment?

Is it because it's some sort of commentary on your sex life and therefore personal? Because you think it's sexist?

I just don't understand why it's a big deal. [/quote]

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