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Women Are Sharing The Most Ridiculous Things They’ve Heard Men Say About Their Bodies (30 Tweets)
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High school biology doesn't teach guys how to understand women. But it at least gives them an idea of how their bodies work. Pass that and you won't infuriate your girlfriend by telling her to "keep it in" when she asks you to buy her some tampons. Recently, Twitter user @brownandbella asked women to share the most ridiculous things they've heard men say about "sex, reproductive health, menstruation, etc" and BOY did they deliver! As of this article, the thread already has nearly 20K upvotes and over 3.5K comments, many of which will make you wonder if men are really that stupid or are they just being dicks. Maybe the first, maybe the latter, maybe a bit of both.
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Almost a quarter of men have admitted that they have "no idea" what a pelvic floor is or what it is supposed to do. About 1 in 20 believe it's just another name for your pelvis and some even think it's a dance move. A new study has confirmed that men really are clueless when it comes to their female partner's body.
The study, released by pelvic floor experts INNOVO, found that nearly 4 in 10 men don't feel comfortable talking to women about it, too. 4 in 10 men also admit they have no understanding about the health issues their wife or girlfriend faces and are stumped when it comes to the length of their period.
Periods can be a horror show for sure. Cramps, messy underwear, acne, bloating, not to mention the mood swings.
The same magical 4 in 10 men don't feel comfortable talking to women about intimate health issues and as a result, more than a third try to avoid all conversations with their partner about subjects such as periods, intimate screening tests, and even sex.
Damn monthly subscriptions. Never can stop them. I hear you can pause them for 9 months, but it is SO not worth it.
"Intimate health issues can be a difficult subject for many to discuss," Jane Wake, women's health and fitness expert, said. "'It may be funny to think men have no idea what a pelvic floor is or does, but it's a subject which needs to be taken seriously – especially as men also have a pelvic floor and can suffer the same problems as women."
Either he has a very small penis or thinks tampons are far bigger than they are. Either way.... wow.
Jane added that both men and women find it embarrassing to discuss their private health concerns with someone of the opposite sex, even if it is their own partner, but that being as open as possible with each other is the best way to gradually break down the taboo.
When I was about 14, over 20 years ago, I was reading the problem page in a teen magazine. A girl had written a letter, in a total panic, because her periods weren't blue. She thought she had some terrible disease.
This is actually scary. Wishing pain on someone? He needs his medical license revoked.
Unfit to be in any profession* since it sounds like he's suffering a form of severe brain damage... :O
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That is the prove that you don't have to be smart to work in a medical profession. You can also be a moron with a good memory. Like that idiot.
THANK YOU! I've been saying the same thing for years. Have come across doctors who can't diagnose because they can't think outside of a text book.
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Well, since man's punishment was to toil the ground and labor for his meals, I guess men don't deserve to use tractors and plows. Better take the hoe and get to farming dudes.
wow that sounds something like a murder/rapist would say before he kills/.. you
Then he shouldn't get take out or go through the drive thru or buy from a grocery store so he can pay for the sins of Adam and work the ground for all his meals..
Chilling. In my opinion it's your responsibility to report him to the medical board..you can do it anonymously.
Then, any kind of medeication for pain (headache pills) or any medical surgery shouldn,t have anesthesia... What is wrong with this guy.
Religion. No, it's not any medication - he really thinks women should pay for pain in one situaiton only because of 'Eve's sins'. Not only needs his licence revoked, he needs a brain scan to check he actually has one.
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I hope someone reported him. He could potentially purposely inflict pain on a woman by not providing her with the proper amount of anesthesia.
That is the first time I heard that horrific opinion, only to read it many times in this post. That's really scary.
This dude. Fuck this dude. Unfortunately, I have met his spiritual cousin. He was (and to my knowledge, still is) a lymphatic and blood cancer specialist who locks young patients, particularly women, in his room during consultation and tells them their cancer is the result of their sins, and that they should think about how they offended god to have deserved cancer. He never tried it with me, but a friend of mine arrived for chemotherapy freaked all the way out and couldn't stop shaking for a good hour, telling me about what he did to her. I am only sorry I did not report him (it was unclear where to do so)... or kick him in the balls.
A bit off topic, but I came to think that the original sin wasn't disobedience to God, neither the thirst for power. The sin was how easy both Adam and Eve were to put the blame on each other. Now, imagine an alternative storyline, where Adam accepted his actions, saying: "That's right, it's my fault. I'm really sorry, I don't deserve this Eden anymore", and Eve jumps in with "No! It was MY fault! I told him to eat the forbidden fruit! Please, don't harm him!" A merciful God would forgive them for this time (he knows the snake started it all anyway) and give them one more chance, maybe with a warning, though.
Either way the concept of sin is stupid and immoral.
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Did you report that thing to someone? I was born in a communist country and they used to ban religious people from certain workplaces because people believing in fairy tales shouldn't get certain responsibilities due to being buffoons. Ever since I was getting used to human rights but for the life of me I still think commies were spot on there.
As an OR Nurse, this kind of anesthesiologist should have an operation WITHOUT anesthesia so that he too can feel the pain! He is such an obnoxious doctor! He does not deserve to be called one.
Whoa. Seriously whoa! That's what they believed in the middle ages. Shit you not. That belief was just about menstrual cramps not even childbirth.
He needs a kidney stone to give him some insight. And make sure he doesn't get any pain medications as HE needs to suffer from man's sins. Enjoy passing that stone dude!
Wow! Sick swine! How long does he think we need to pay? And Adam was such a good boy, I suppose! Oh these fundamentalists need brain surgery! How did he get his degree? I'm screaming on the inside!
That was the case till chloroform came in. People did believe that women should suffer in childbirth as it's written in the Bible. Queen Victoria demanded pain relief during one of her births and analgesia in childbirth was born (So to speak).
This is terrifying! Nevermind, that this is a medical professional, but if your so-called "faith " requires you to persecute any other person, then you are not a rational person if you practice it's sacraments, and follow it's tenets.
So a believer in heritable sin then. But doesn't reslize that means he is guilty of whatever his great What a moron.
"pay for the sins of Eve" On the Christian Mythology and its idiot adherents. Notice there are no "sins of Adam" -- he fell because Eve tempted him. As if menstruation and pain of childbirth weren't enough: "GOD" didn't bother to "create" two couples, so Eve wouldn't have to bear the children of her sons. Yep, that's how it works out: a vertical family tree.
What an arsehole. Bet if he had to go through it he'd be SCREAMING for a painkiller, the bitch.
Sounds like he needs to give birth. Wouldn't be surprised if he asks for a hammer to the head if he were to meet someone with his mindset who says "Nope".
What an awful thing to hear while you (or your wife) is having a C-section! I hope you reported him and that they also reported him.
Dr Njoki which hospital is that? I clearly don’t want to do my CS there.that nurse needs be fired yesterday
And he probably always gives them less medicine than they need for the crime of being female.
That’s a delusional person. He shouldn’t never come near a pregnant woman, with this kind of beliefs!!!
What an utter fucking arsehole. Permission to punch him in the balls...
My Dr during a dangerous delivery slipped the epidural 2 and yelled at me for not having contractions
Why should all women have to pay for the sins of one woman that MAY have existed and may have done those sins a very long long time ago?
Fottuto fanatico religioso, che andrebbe licenziato immediatamente e tenuto fuori da qualsiasi luogo abbia a che fare con la medicina ed il trattamento della salute !! Cerebroleso !!
Yes of course people should suffer for the actions of imaginary characters.
I’m sorry SIN OF EVE? What, are we killing all snakes now too?!?! (Snake in the garden that lied to Eve)(I love snakes) PAIN KILLERS WERE MADE TO STOP THIS SORT OF CRUD.
This man should not be allowed in a hospital let along a maternity ward/hospital. Just disgusting.
He should be removed from that job and give anesthesia to plastic surgery clients, because they are cheating the system trying to stay young! But first, offer him the training course where men experience childbirth pain and labor. Like put the sensitivity pads on their scrotums, and then the abdomens! And then send him back to school as to why some women require C Secrions! He seems uneducated about his job. Also, I’d check to see if he is giving proper pain meds pre surgery! There may be some complaints with that.. or post op pain management. He may be not prescribing them enough meds to actually relieve their pain!
That’s scary! Maybe the reason I was in so much pain when I had my two c sections! They were done for the baby not me!
yeah he needs his license removed, and should not be practicing medicine
He should lose any professional licenses he holds. I've heard that "sins of Eve" bull shait for years. I can remember when that slob and very christian man jerry falwell said that and the ruckus it caused. Evangelicalism and science/medicine do not/should not mix. Cheating the system: that comment makes me so g.d. mad. And I'm a guy!
As a woman who has had 2 csections I have to say that he would be scary. To have him control the pain..wow!
He has no business working there, and he should be reported. This is unethical. Who asked him for his judgment anyway?
I had something dumb said to me from my mother, her pastor saying eve sinned so I am being punished..men are stupid
The amazing stupidity religion imposes on people. This guy's license should be revoked.
It baffles me some people still think like that. Disgusting. Let's all suffer for the rest of existence because some woman who may or may not have existed ate a fruit she won't supposed to.
Bloody hell...what can we come up with to pay him for men's sins? Adam for not feeding eve so she had to pick the apple?
That's messed up. So what we shouldn't be sad if we have a miscarriage because the sins of Lilth?
what is he stealing the drugs for himself? is this where the behavior came from!?!
He doesn't believe in what he is doing so I wouldn't be happy trusting him. We know mistakes happen and women have felt the needless pain of a CS - how do we know they weren't like this idiot?
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This sounds like he was willfully neglecting his duties as a doctor. Like he was just too lazy to try and find out what was wrong and that's scary as hell.
As a young girl who hadn't had " the talk" yet, we knew my girlfriend would give us the facts. Her parents were Doctors! Well, she said.." First you lay this egg... suggesting it was size of an ostrich egg( made sense), and then you bleed for about a week. You also grow hair in weird places. It's called PUBLIC HAIR! At that point we all swore we would just get to a Nunnery!! Somehow, reality reached us by high school.
Why on earth should father express his opinions about daughters sexual life?
I think you dodged a bullet with that one. Just because you are in college, does not mean you are educated.
Ummm... does he only know 50 foot tall women? How big/heavy does he think the egg is?
So to sum up: You girls/women don't only bleed from your vagina's, but also have to suffer from uneducated pains in the ass.
Yep and the dozens of other symptoms that go with the bleeding. If it was just blood it honestly wouldn’t be so awful. Cramps, headaches, hormones etc are even worse.
I used to feel like I was coming down with the 'flu on the first day or two. Did I mention how wonderful menopause was?
just about. but the mansplaining is the worst. Thank goodness some men have empathy and curiosity, and their only sin is ignorance, not out-and-out malignant intent.
yeeep
These are the reasons that Sex Ed and health should ALWAYS be taught in school. Lots of parents don't education their children; my mother never did.
My mom was pretty good, but also preached the "no sex before marriage" due to religious views. My son will be 11 soon and we have really good, open discussions about the good, the bad and the ugly of both male and female puberty and reproductive health. Some people might think he's too young to know about STDs, intercourse, and periods, but I say he's young enough that he won't hear it from someone else first so I can teach him the facts before he hears the myths.
I think you are doing exactly the right thing. Not that you need my approval - but you have it anyway.
Here in Italy we have the first sex ed lesson in school at 10 y.o. so it's not too soon.
I don’t know who is down voting you but I don’t think 11 is too soon. Girls start periods around 11, I was 12, and I knew nothing! I am lucky nothing bad happened to me. But I would have had healthier relationships mentally and physically if it wasn’t so taboo to know about the difference between our bodies.
Dippin Dot, your mom did you a solid, that's for sure! My mother got me a kit from one of the feminine hygiene companies with a booklet that explained a lot of things. She gave me the kit when I had a "period" at age 10.5. It wasn't a real period, but she was prepared. My mother was such a prude about sex and taught me that sex was dirty and was not a subject that polite women talked about. My stepmother was quite open about the birds and the bees, so I got a mixed education at home. On the subject of the right age to start teaching comprehensive and frank sex education is dropping into the single digits. Girls are starting their monthly cycles much earlier. It's not as uncommon as it used to be for girls to have their first period at age 9. A friend who worked at a middle school office had a student who was pregnant for the *3rd* time at age 11. She told my friend that she was keeping this one. This was 20 years ago.
My mom was similar to yours. She actually gave me age-appropriate books that were from age 6-9, explaining about puberty, periods and where babies comes from and the other was I think 11-13 where they explained in more details about sex, STDs and contraception. Well, I was curios, so I actually read the second one earlier, so I knew the facts way before I needed them. I didn't think about having sex before 16 and when I did I knew that "I'll keep you safe" isn't good enough, so if you want to have sex, you better go buy condoms.
@Dippin Dot..and that's what makes you a good mother. People are always overly-protective of their kids. I'm here to tell you, the earlier the better when telling them the birds and the bees. Why? Because the last time my sister-in-law was a counselor for a camp full of 11 year olds, her biggest problem was breaking up kids that had attempted to sneak off in the woods to have sex...some of them she caught in various stages of undress. Girls are getting pregnant at 12 and 13 now. You can't wait until you think they're old enough. It's not a conversation that you can avoid and you don't want to live with the consequences of delivering that message too late.
You made sure that he’s vaccinated against HPV, right?
You, are a great mom!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was 14 and found a copy of Dr Ruth's Guide to Good sex and knew more about sex than my dad ever thought I knew. It talked about sex before and during menstruation, but not what menstruation was.
Relatable. I didn't know about period until mine came for the first time. Imagine my fear when i saw it. Also, lot of the stories above are just men who don't know trying to not be rude. They just don't know cause no one told them.
Although I would not take the responsibility from the parents here. School AND parents. Parents should be a role model that bodies are just normal as they are, and that includes among others women having their period. Anyway, this series only in small parts is about outraging comments from men but really a lot about an astonishing lack of education.
Last week, when I picked up my little boy in kindergarden, a mother was upset because her elder daughter (14yo) "learnt sex" at school, she had to memorize anatomical names from pictures (in fact drawings). She was even more upset that parents around didn't see any problem with this, because school was " putting ideas in kids head" and they shouldn't talk about menstruations because this is dirty... I'm really glad for this girl ( likely to soon menstruate) had the chance to get informations on that point at school. Of course, in a perfect world, her parents would have do the job, but as we're not living in a perfect world...
The trouble is that there are parents who don't teach their children or teach them wrong or misleading things. Schools need to do this so that parents can't get away with teaching their children utter crap. I was lucky - my parents were good in that regard but I heard a lot of playground chatter from children who weren't being given good education. The school aspect is VITAL. Parents should not have the right to overule this either. Ignorance leads to some terrible things happening.
I set a lot of children straight on the playground, but I was lucky--my mom told me everything, and kids were asking questions way before sex ed caught up with what they wanted to know--it's worse now.
My mother never did either. I was born in the Soviet Union where "there's no sex" so no one talked about it. I got my education on the street and god it was flawed! I dodged most of the bullets by self-education, but looking back now I understand how much more I needed to know before I started my sex life. I try to be different with my daughter, talking to her in clear terms and trying to give as much detail as appropriate for each age.
You've been down voted by trolls--your experience says everything, and why we need sex ed for our children
Sex ed will help just a bit, sometimes the info they give is so convoluted and watered down you would be better off looking at a PBS program. It is abysmal.
But even then the sex ed is not accurate!!! But you're right, it must be taught properly!
This just shows the lack of sexual education in general. It is scary to say the least. It ought to be mandatory that men receive education on the body of women...
Yes. And also women about the male body, and women about female bodies and men about male bodies.
Sadly, women are often no less ignorant/misinformed regarding their own bodies, sex, pregnancy, etc.
Well, a little bit less of course: you will quickly discover for yourself that really weird things like 'having a period only once in a lifetime', 'periods being blue' etc. are not correct haha. But I agree, there are lots of women that are ignorant/misinformed about female bodies: about which things impact the chance of getting pregnant, which things are just natural and not a sign that you did something wrong, what technically happens inside your body during a pregnancy, which things are normal (many women thinking their vagina looks abnormal because it doesn't look like it does in porn), which symptoms are not just a fact of life as a woman but are a medical problem, etc etc.
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Sadly, you are terribly wrong.
We had a Great Sex Ed program set up in Ontario in the past few years and the Ford Government and their backward ways cancelled it and returned to something from back in the /60's. because they thought that it wasn't proper to teach kids about same sex relationships, sexting, stalkers, STDs, AIDS & so many other things that we know some kids as young as 12 or less are involved with. We all see the stories of young kids getting pregnant because they develop as young as 9 years old.
As a male, I will never truly understand the pain that women endure. But as someone who has been with the same woman for nearly 30 years, I have witnessed the monthly struggle, and I do my best to alleviate the suffering as much as possible.
why would someone downvote this??? you are very kind
So... you stock up on bourbon and make sure there’s plenty of Advil and chocolate in the house? Because that would make you a saint among men.
Chocolate and Midol, actually
Don't forget the heating pad or hot water bottle