• snowdriftissue@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    ? There are treatments for osteoporosis. They’re called bisphosphonates. And bone density screenings are routine in older women. Am I missing something?

    • braxy29@lemmy.world
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      39 minutes ago

      the existence of treatments doesn’t mean they are readily available to people who need them.

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        29 seconds ago

        Don’t know why you’re being downvoted. Many male doctors are sexist as hell. So unless you know there are treatments and bring it up and/or force the issue, the doctor isn’t going to tell you.

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        7 hours ago

        To be fair this is more industry specific than just motivated by some sense of misandry.

        It’s specifically doctors. And medicine is still biased as fuck.