Some of the most thought-provoking and intelligent writing about the recent attacks on reproductive rights are at the blog of Dr Jen Gunter, an Ob-Gyn who holds nothing back as she wields what she calls the “lasso of truth”, her words for evidence-based argument. Here are just a few recent must-reads from her blog, which I encourage you all to add to your regular reading list –
- Rick Santorum Wants to be your Ob-Gyn
- Pre-abortion Ultrasound – the medical evidence and why it’s important
- Anatomy of an unsafe abortion
But Dr Jen is not just about reproductive rights. Here are some great posts she’s written recently on common gynecologic issues –
- How common is HPV in the mouth, and can you get it from kissing?
- The low oxalate diet and vulvodynia – How a case report becomes snake oil
- Does vitamin E help breast pain?
And finally, a doc’s honest appraisal of the weight issue and women –
- What’s unhealthy about the Plus Model Magazine article on plus size bodies and why it matters
- More than two-thirds of Americans are overweight – the normalization of unhealthy
This is what I love so much about blogging – it let’s docs in the know speak directly to patients without the filter and the hype of the media. We are our own media.
You go, Dr Jen!
