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[–] [email protected] 129 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Chiropractor. Stupid. Anti-science bullshit.

You repeat yourself.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Oh man it gets worse. Medicine is so fucked now.

My (telehealth) doctor noted my testosterone is a little low and suggested I use another online practitioner for testosterone replacement therapy since they can’t do that from their practice.

She gave me a few places to check out (from her companies list, she didn’t personally vet them).

They all have some anti-science bullshit or “As seen on JRE/Infowars”.

I’m like…yeah, I’m not doing any of that. I’ll try diet, exercise, and proper sleep first. I’m not giving any of them my money, patronage, or information.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I had the same thing except from an in-clinic consult about my general health.

Testosterone supplementing was presented like "Well levels vary to each man but some do a little better with more so it could help your endurance and energy levels."

Ok sure, why not? They're a doctor right? Trust experience? Trust science? All that?

I got a shot 2 or 3 times but then quit it. I'm so freaking glad I did, after I discovered all these accounts about it causing heart problems, possibly reproductive issues, and all this other crap. It was difficult to find someone who was actually glad they did it.

Happy with the hormone levels I've got, thank you very much.

I felt so scammed, like I was just used as some "lead" for another clinic to profit from me over something that potentially would cause a ton of long-term harm.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Gross, definitely fuck them.

It makes total sense from a cynical profit-first standpoint though. Where can I get the best bang for my buck reaching damaged young men who desire so much to be manly and alpha, but feel so inadequate inside they must do something about it? And they have to be conditioned to eat up bullshit they want to hear.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

When looking for a pediatrician for my kid, we shopped around because we don't want an idiot treating them. One doctor's nurse looked us straight in the eyes and said "We follow a strict vaccine schedule for children, will you have a problem with that?".

Yeah, we found our pediatrician that day.