| About Lesbian Health?

About Lesbian Health?

scorpion_asd asked the question:


Frequently Asked Questions About Lesbian Health

What Challenges Do Lesbian Women Face in the Health Care System?
Lesbians face unique challenges within the health care system that can cause poorer mental and physical health. Many doctors, nurses, and other health care providers have not had sufficient training to understand the specific health experiences of lesbians, or that women who are lesbians, like heterosexual women, can be healthy normal females. There can be barriers to optimal health for lesbians, such as:

Fear of negative reactions from their doctors if they disclose their sexual orientation.

Doctors’ lack of understanding of lesbians’ disease risks, and issues that may be important to lesbians.

Lack of health insurance because of no domestic partner benefits.

Low perceived risk of getting sexually transmitted diseases and some types of cancer.
For the above reasons, lesbians often avoid routine health exams and even delay seeking medical care when health problems occur.
http://www.medem.com/medlib/article/ZZZKM8U687C
is this true???
Are you lesbian? If no, what is your view about this relationship?

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4 Responses to “About Lesbian Health?”

  1. Jeremy B on March 17th, 2009 8:33 pm

    Probably the same challenges men face…..gettin some P*SSY

  2. Thorm on March 19th, 2009 10:43 am

    I don’t really know how to answer this..
    But first off, everyone should be comfortable with their sexuality. And they shouldn’t have to tell their doctors.
    But it’s really bad, that in some places, doctors can refuse to treat a person, if they are against their religion, sexuality, or other.

    I’m not a Lesbian, but I am Bi. And I can tell you, I’m not afraid of anything, and I wouldn’t avoid anything.
    My answer to this is… People stereotyping. They only think that Lesbians and Gays aviod that kind of stuff for those reasons.

  3. Rachel_S165 on March 22nd, 2009 2:32 pm

    Yes its true.

  4. Plutonium Blonde on March 23rd, 2009 4:41 pm

    Yes. It’s not every point universally true about all lesbians but its a good summation of a lot of common problems.