I’ve been saying, “I was born without a uterus”, which so far seems to answer honestly without directly outing myself as trans.

Any thoughts on how to best navigate this? Ideally without disclosing I’m trans 😅

  • TauZero@mander.xyzEnglish
    11·
    7日前

    Agreed! That’s why I much prefer the “Is there any possible way you could be pregnant right now?” phrasing. Which is straight to the point of “we are about to operate on your abdominal section that could cause fetal loss if we are not aware of it, assuming you care about that sort of thing.” But if you are getting the period question, then it’s just a nurse checking off a box on an insurance checklist when you are there for an ear infection, and 100% of the time it is not relevant then.

    • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      10·
      7日前

      it’s interesting because in the ER I was asked “is it possible you could be pregnant” and I simply said no, and that was easier than trying to explain why I don’t have periods. I even had to correct a nurse who assumed I had a hysterectomy, I had to re-iterate that I was born without a uterus.