In which I articulate why 'I'm the medical expert so I'm right' rhetoric reinforces old-school paternalism and patriarchy, even (especially?) when it's coming from a feminist doc. And yes, reader, I tried a vaginal steam.https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/doctors-are-not-gods/ …
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Embarassing. "But in every edition [the book
@DrJenGunter criticizes] cautiously reported some version of 'some of us have had success.' There’s nothing scandalous or unscientific or pseudoscientific about that statement." THAT IS THE VERY DEFINITION.@tylerblack32 I can't even.8 replies 9 retweets 526 likes -
And would anyone care to comment on the yogurt RCT I cite?
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Lots of people have commented, but a few more points that make this study mostly useless: - statistical analysis was bad (no correction for multiple comparisons) - described as "blinded" but no mention of how you blind people to the fact that they honeying their vulvas
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- per-protocol analysis (excluded women who failed to follow protocol >1 night)
- methodology poorly described in general
Honestly, I feel bad for the authors who've clearly been taken in by a predatory journal 
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