Yep. Last time I went to the doctor (for my cough), I mentioned that 2 of my partners were diagnosed with bronchitis as the reason for why I suspected that's what I had, to try to force the dr away from the waffling she was giving me about what my cough might be. So she said "so, I have to ask now, you know what I'm going to ask ... what about safe sex?"
So I immediately launched into my safe sex lecture, which stunned her that I was educated about STDs and prevention. So she thanked me for the discussion, saying she suspects probably more of her patients are polyamorous than she knows and it benefits her as a doctor to have been told about "the lifestyle" and that we're not a bunch of skeezy, unsafe hedonists (well, some are hedonists, anyway) that are a menace to society.
Not all doctors I talk to have this reaction, but if I can only reach a few, who will then treat thousands of patients in their lifetime with this new understanding, I think I have done us all a good service.
I've had a couple who I just had to give up on explaining and repeat "I want to get tested. I'm paying for it, so give me the fucking test already". Those are the ones who make polys in hiding from their doctors, be in hiding.
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Date: 7/12/10 06:08 pm (UTC)From:So I immediately launched into my safe sex lecture, which stunned her that I was educated about STDs and prevention. So she thanked me for the discussion, saying she suspects probably more of her patients are polyamorous than she knows and it benefits her as a doctor to have been told about "the lifestyle" and that we're not a bunch of skeezy, unsafe hedonists (well, some are hedonists, anyway) that are a menace to society.
Not all doctors I talk to have this reaction, but if I can only reach a few, who will then treat thousands of patients in their lifetime with this new understanding, I think I have done us all a good service.
I've had a couple who I just had to give up on explaining and repeat "I want to get tested. I'm paying for it, so give me the fucking test already". Those are the ones who make polys in hiding from their doctors, be in hiding.