A Dumb Question

[taffimai]

Whenever I go to the doctor, they ask me if there's any chance I could be pregnant. Now, as I do not have sex with men, I find it pretty easy to answer this question.

But I've never understood how straight, sexually active women in the second half of their cycle are supposed to answer that question. Because even if they're using birth control, it's only 99% effective, so there's always a chance they could be pregnant, but they haven't missed a period yet so they wouldn't really know. Is this just code for, "have you missed a period?"

Just curious.

Comments

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

It's like those questions they ask when you donate blood - a simple "no" would suffice, but considering personal circumstances, they can seem intensely silly. Especially since on one hand, they're trying to respect your privacy, but on the other hand, they're asking questions like "Have you ever had sex with a man who has had sex with a man who had sex with monkeys below the 30th parallel in Africa before 1984?" And you're thinking, "We could just skip the next 15 questions if you'd let me tell you I've NEVER HAD SEX WITH A MAN." Heh.

[taffimai.livejournal.com]

LOL! Yes, exactly. The nurse and I are usually rolling our eyes at each other by the time we get halfway through that section!