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Yes, they do....

Dr's have to take what is called The Hippocratic Oath. I believe the first part of this says "First Do No Harm." It is in Latin, but that is what it means. I don't know the rest, I am sure you could find it online somewhere, maybe. But I do know about the part I mentioned. In my opinion, the dr's that do tubals and don't tell their patients of PTS, and the dr's we go to see for our complications and totally disregard us, are violating this part of their oath. This VERY IMPORTANT part of their oath.
Granted, NOT ALL dr's know about PTS. The ones I am talking about are the ones that know about it and still either deny it's existence or the ones that don't keep up on the "new information" like they should. I am sure they are held to some standard as far as keeping up on the latest research and studies. There have been studies done on PTS before. More need to be done.
So, my point, in closing, is that YES, dr's do have to take an oath before beginning to work. At what point, I don't know. Interns, real dr's, I don't know and exactly what all of it says, I don't know either. I just know about the part I talked about. "First Do No Harm." The one thing they violate each and every time they dismiss a woman's claim of PTS or purposely withhold information of PTS from a woman consenting to TL. We can't say that any dr knows about it and covers it up for sure, but some of the hints some give sure point to that. These dr's need to be held accountable for their actions. We will see to it! Cheryl :o)

Posted on Apr 16, 1999, 8:11 AM

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