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Reading about this<\/a> on several pages brought back memories of college. (The story was about the Vatican spreading lies that condoms don’t prevent the spread of AIDS. I understand that they are against birth control but… their idiotic words are going to cost people their lives because they’ll have unprotected sex. But anyway…) At UC Santa Cruz<\/a>, they assumed that we were all having free sex 24\/7 (because that’s all college kids do, right?) and as a result, women going to the health center would frequently be asked if they should be tested for pregnancy. If I had been sexually active in college, this would have been OK. However, I wasn’t<\/b> and it was annoying that whatever bloodwork they did on me included a pregnancy test.<\/p>\n

During my first year of college, I was always sick with something having to do with my upper or lower respiratory system. I got bronchitis at least quarterly and it frequently developed into walking pneumonia. That spring, I went to the health center with a sore throat. They did a throat culture and told me to come back in a few days for my lab results. I came back a few days later and checked in. The nurse called “Jennifer” and nobody else in the waiting room looked up. I went in and the following dialogue ensued.<\/p>\n

Nurse: “OK.. your pregnancy test came back negative. Now why do you think you’re pregnant?”
\nUmmm yeah… they gave me a THROAT CULTURE. A swab of cotton against the back of my throat is a pregnancy test. OhhhhhK….
\nMe: “You gave me a throat culture.”
\nNurse: “You mean you’re not Jennifer _______???”
\nMe: “No… I’m Jennifer M________.”
\nNurse: “Oh no! You’re the wrong Jennifer!”<\/p>\n

They got the correct Jennifer in and I guess they counselled her on birth control or something. (My throat culture came out negative.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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