Regarding "medically necessary", how I define that has varied throughout my life. Obviously anything that sustains life is medically necessary, but I also accept (for myself) things that will improve quality of life (such as allergy medication or painkillers), maintain a "normal"/typical life experience (again allergy medication falls into this, as does my asthma medication), or increase the lifespan (I think this's where I put vitamins, though they could fall into the others).
I'm really torn on the birth control pill though - am I taking it for merely for convenience, and if so am I being a hypocrite? If I'm taking it for menstrual regulation (knowing when I'll get it, reducing the length, reducing the flow rate), does this mean that I assume that men are the norm and I am attempting to "maintain a normal life experience", and am I therefore internalizing sexism? I plan to keep taking it regardless of my level of sexual activity - is "taking it for my convenience" the same as "improving quality of life"?
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Date: 2012-04-29 04:04 pm (UTC)I'm really torn on the birth control pill though - am I taking it for merely for convenience, and if so am I being a hypocrite? If I'm taking it for menstrual regulation (knowing when I'll get it, reducing the length, reducing the flow rate), does this mean that I assume that men are the norm and I am attempting to "maintain a normal life experience", and am I therefore internalizing sexism? I plan to keep taking it regardless of my level of sexual activity - is "taking it for my convenience" the same as "improving quality of life"?