When I was 12, I was having horrible cramping that ended up being due to cysts on my ovaries. The first doctor I saw did an exam and asked me if I was sexuallu active. I told her no, which was the truth as I understood it. I had been sexually abused as a young girl but I didn't understand the question in that way at age 12. So instead of asking me further or probing the issue, she tells me I'm lying because my hymen isn't intact. She then tells my parents that I'm having pain because I'm having sex. She writes that in my chart and nothing further is done.

Fast forward a month, horrible pain again and as we get to the er, I pass out. A very large cyst had ruptured and I was hospitalized for a week and was lucky that it didn't cause internal bleeding or damage. Had the doctor I saw ordered an ultrasound and did her job instead of focusing on what she perceived were lies, it could've been prevented.

After that I was horribly distrustful of anyone in the medical profession.

#Life is a beautiful lie#