> Don't IUDs have a lot of negative impacts on a woman/teenage girl's health?
IUDs are classified as "pretty safe" for most users. They are also easily removed if undesired side effects are noted. They almost certainly are safer than pregnancy for most users. Individual users have contraindications that prevent IUD use or make IUD use riskier, that is why they are a prescription medical device and users are advised of the risks and their other options.
IUDs also have some benefits.
>I seem to remember there was a study about bleeding, irregular menstral periods, and an increase in urine tract infections.
There are two types of IUDs, hormonal and copper. ANY hormonal contraception "messes" with periods in ways that aren't predictable. If side effects are not bearable you can simply get the IUD removed, it is easily reversible. Irregular bleeding is not harmful in any way but can be a huge nuance. Copper IUDs can cause increased bleeding but aren't hormonal. If UTIs or other complications are a problem then the IUD can be removed.
>It seems irresponsible to give a device like that out to any teenager that wants one.
It seems irresponsible to not offer teenagers a very effective contraceptive. All medical interventions have a risk of side effects. We would like the user to be aware of such risks and make an informed choice.
UIDs (in general) got a bad rap because of the Dalkon Shield in the 1970s. It had a design flaw that harmed a large number of users. Modern IUDs are much safer.
There's advantages and disadvantages of both early and late childbearing. I don't believe there is an "optimal" choice. 28 is hardly an "old" age to become a father.
I do take issue with the statement that young people (people in their 20s) have energy "in abundance."
"Two hours later, a Palm Springs police officer lumbered up the steps to my hotel room, paused on the outdoor threshold, and began questioning me in a steady clip. I wheeled through the relevant background information: I am a journalist; I live in Los Angeles; sometimes, people don’t like what I write about women, relationships, or sexuality; this was not the first time that someone had responded to my work by threatening to rape and kill me. The cop anchored his hands on his belt, looked me in the eye, and said, “What is Twitter?”"
Glad you posted this. They mentioned this incident in a segment they did on Last Week Tonight. The police are completely ill-equipped to deal with online harassment, even if they could determine the identity of the attacker, which they likely rarely can.
> Or because they feel innately that they are superior to women because they are male, and then cant comprehend that she is more prominent than they are, which makes them angry.
Mo’ne Davis got famous for being the first girl to pitch a shutout in the Little League World Series at 13. She also plays basketball and football - she is very talented athletically. She appeared on talk shows and the cover of Sports Illustrated. Disney announced that they were going to make a movie about her.
A grown man (college baseball player Joey Casselberry) reacted to this with the following tweet:
"Disney is making a movie about Mo’Ne Davis? WHAT A JOKE. That slut got rocked by Nevada"
A grown man called a 13 year old a slut. A slut! Because she was getting well deserved attention.
Athletics tends to support arrested development. I have a hard time regarding a college baseball player, even one who almost certainly is taller than I am and packs a lot more lean mass, as a "grown man." I do hope that the athletic director at his school had a long talk with him that will make him think a long time before doing anything remotely like this again.
A family friend of mine went under general anesthesia and woke up senile. He was in his late-70s, early-80s at the time. Lives in a nursing home now. Once in a while can have some moments of somewhat clarity but they only last for a minute or two.
It varies by person but - Yes, it certainly can be.
My grandma had to undergo hip surgery awake with only local anesthetic. She was too frail and had all these health conditions so she couldn't be put under or given much medication. At the same time they couldn't just leave her hip broken. It was an extremely traumatic event for her.
Of course others would think it wasn't such a big deal.
