Reporting about healthcare can change the perspective of those covering the sector and their understanding of how to effectively manage their own health, beyond just writing about it.
One particular area that was highlighted on Twitter today is the discussion of Intrauterine Devices for birth control (IUDs). Sarah Kliff, a writer for Vox and formerly for Washington Post, Politico and Newsweek, shared some insight pulled from a Vox piece today that got some telling responses.
3 ways covering health changed my life 1. Got scared of hospitals 2. Got not scared of narrow networks 3. Got an IUD http://t.co/Rv6LVT4Rs0
— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) May 20, 2015
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Here are some responses to her tweet that indicate a trend in opinions about the birth control option (there are overlaps because of the response-to aspect on Twitter).
@andrewmseaman @sarahkliff as far as I can tell, IUDs are most popular among health/health policy people. It’s weird. — Drew Armstrong (@ArmstrongDrew) May 20, 2015
@ArmstrongDrew @sarahkliff I got one just to have. I didn’t need one, but if Obama is just giving them away… Why not?
— Andrew M. Seaman (@andrewmseaman) May 20, 2015
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@andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew And there’s research showing they’re the top choice among obgyns too!
— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) May 20, 2015
@sarahkliff I feel you, also holds true for or those of us that do #healthcare PR — T.Maz™ (@TMasnik) May 20, 2015
@ArmstrongDrew @sarahkliff 2012 CDC suggests 1/3 of docs still unsure about them (http://t.co/gX33nNS0vt). Wonder if it changed since… — Andrew M. Seaman (@andrewmseaman) May 20, 2015
@andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew @sarahkliff That sounds about right. I am still unclear on why IUD is not the default suggestion vs. pills.
— Margot Sanger-Katz (@sangerkatz) May 20, 2015
@sangerkatz @andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew I had a doctor a few years ago recommend against one because it would hurt. Cue rage.
— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) May 20, 2015
@sarahkliff @sangerkatz @ArmstrongDrew @MDaware ACOG said in 2012 they should be encouraged for young women. Don’t know if that got to PCPs. — Andrew M. Seaman (@andrewmseaman) May 20, 2015
@andrewmseaman @sarahkliff @sangerkatz @armstrongdrew a century and a half later we still suck at hand washing. 2/3 is pretty good! #lowbar — Seth Trueger (@MDaware) May 20, 2015
@sangerkatz @andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew @sarahkliff From convos w/ other women, I think Dalkon Shield-era worries are still a hurdle. — LouiseNorris (@LouiseNorris) May 20, 2015
@sangerkatz @andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew @sarahkliff CO reduced teen birth rates by 40% w/ IUDs, but I heard moms at my son’s school (1/2)
— LouiseNorris (@LouiseNorris) May 20, 2015
@sangerkatz @andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew @sarahkliff saying “aren’t those dangerous?” so there are still lingering misconceptions (1/2) — LouiseNorris (@LouiseNorris) May 20, 2015
@sarahkliff @andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew I had one recommend against one because I had not had a child.
— Margot Sanger-Katz (@sangerkatz) May 20, 2015
@sangerkatz @sarahkliff @andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew that’s pretty common but absolutely not a hard and fast rule. — chelsea rogers. (@saidchelsea) May 20, 2015
@saidchelsea @sangerkatz @andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew But it’s also wrong! No medical backing behind it.
— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) May 20, 2015
@saidchelsea @sangerkatz @andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew But it’s also wrong! No medical backing behind it. — Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) May 20, 2015
@sarahkliff @sangerkatz @andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew oh, 100%. my o/b warned me of the same; so i switched.
— chelsea rogers. (@saidchelsea) May 20, 2015
@sangerkatz @sarahkliff @andrewmseaman @ArmstrongDrew that’s the surest sign that your gyn isn’t reading the lit at all. So so outdated.
— Hannah Recht (@hannah_recht) May 20, 2015
An IUD is a method of birth control designed for insertion into a woman’s uterus that make it difficult for fertilization of an egg. Long-term birth control options like IUDs have been controversial, but when it comes to lowering numbers of unwanted pregnancies and abortions, the devices are gaining prominence and acceptance.
