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Re: search papers and seeing your doctor
From: anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:51:26 -0600 (CST)
That was a very helpful answer- thank you.
At Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Victoria wrote:
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>I have a good answer for this one, and it applies to websites also.
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>When we say taking in research papers, what you want to emphasize is not that you got them off the internet. Instead discuss
>Medline or the journal names themselves. Docs get their information online. Our medical school regularly does Medline searches.
>Mdlinx.com is another place that sends out abstracts, a good number of them are free to read the whole article, not just the
>abstract. I subscribe to it, anyone can. Medscape.com is another big one that I subscribe to endocrinology and ob/gyn stuff. I
>have a PCOS webpage, and there is a PCOS articles page attached to it, listing pretty much articles and links from these places.
>Same goes for my News page, but it goes to more matters than just PCOS. That is what you want to look for: legitimate medical
>research.
>
>Let me put it this way, ask the doctor if they are familiar with X, Y, and Z article you've brought from the Journal of Clinical
>Endocrinology and Metabolism or Human Reproduction or Fertility and Sterility. If they have a problem with that, I'd say that
>would be good grounds to raise some hell, especially if they are board certified. A doctor who won't listen to their own studies
>is not exactly one that I'd want to go to.
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>I wouldn't feel dorky about having a list of questions. I do that also, making one up for tomorrow's meeting actually. :) You
>are not challenging their authority. You're asking an expert to give you an expert opinion. Its their responsibility to know and
>look the info up and give you an opinion or send you to someone more qualified.
>
>--
>Victoria
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>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (anne)
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>On this board some posters have mentioned taking in research papers to
>support your case when seeing your doctor if you encounter resistance to
>your suggestions. Is this just for your G.P or would anyone actually do
>this when seeing a specialist? To me it seems cheeky and I fear it may
>backfire. So far, I have taken research printed off the internet with
>me several times and never had the guts to bring it out. Is it a bad or
>good idea, and if good, how do you bring it up. 'Well actually, I just
>happened to bring this along in case this subject came up...'(I do do
>the dorky list of questions thing too though- I feel a bit stupid but
>its the only way I feel I have any control over the proceedings at all.)
>
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