DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s?
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DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
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Too bad this is going to take so long to get into the hands of every day OBGYN's...
"The researchers plan to have a testable prototype in about 1.5 years, however, it is more realistic to assume it would take approximately 5 years before it becomes publicly available. Its adoption hinges on clinical testing, regulatory approvals, and partnering with health care providers to ensure it’s safe, effective, and accessible."
@JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith they could opem source the design and anyone could 3D print their own... Even single use would be huge.
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DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
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@falken @anna_lillith
I think I read last year about this at vagina museum -
DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
@anna_lillith yay.
Mammograms and Pap smears are just torture devices for women. -
@JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith they could opem source the design and anyone could 3D print their own... Even single use would be huge.
@falken @JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith
I would not put a design out and tell people to print it at home because that environment is probably not clinically sterile and the materials or equipment they choose could be contaminated with - or simply made from - things that are harmful to put inside the human body.For the same reason, you shouldn't drink from a printed cup
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@falken @JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith
I would not put a design out and tell people to print it at home because that environment is probably not clinically sterile and the materials or equipment they choose could be contaminated with - or simply made from - things that are harmful to put inside the human body.For the same reason, you shouldn't drink from a printed cup
Agreed:
@RnDangerI've only seen others do 3-d printing. I have not done design for 3-d printing...
But I know that I would be worried about the torque involved and how the plastic threads are melted and laid down - that I would be concerned with cracks/breakage while in operation and that leading to extremely painful lacerations.
The tool needs to be solid and not fail during use.
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@JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith they could opem source the design and anyone could 3D print their own... Even single use would be huge.
@JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith "they" people who know what they are doing.
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DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
@anna_lillith Na endlich!
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DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
@anna_lillith so necessity *is* the mother of invention.
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@falken @JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith
I would not put a design out and tell people to print it at home because that environment is probably not clinically sterile and the materials or equipment they choose could be contaminated with - or simply made from - things that are harmful to put inside the human body.For the same reason, you shouldn't drink from a printed cup
@RnDanger @falken @JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith
Many things that are put in women's bodies are not sterile. A penis, for example. -
DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
@anna_lillith Oh, gut. Das ist ja auch für den Arsch.
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@anna_lillith yay.
Mammograms and Pap smears are just torture devices for women.You cannot tell me they weren't designed for that.
Can you imagine a medical test that required men's balls to be squeezed in a vice?
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DYK the speculum hasn’t changed since the 1800s? Now, women engineers built something softer, safer, smarter.
@anna_lillith Also the Carevix! Like a suction cup instead of death pincers.
https://www.aghealth.co.uk/post/carevix-now-available-to-uk-clinics
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@anna_lillith I like the idea, but I'd really like if they included advice to have the patient insert it themself.
They said "like a tampon", so include the option to direct the consultation.
Doc wants it wider? Let the patient squeeze the control thing. Doc wants to angle it? Ask if the patient can do it, or hold it steady.Less "you are an unruly experiment" and more "ah yes, let's collaborate on this mutual project of my vaj health".
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@falken @JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillith
I would not put a design out and tell people to print it at home because that environment is probably not clinically sterile and the materials or equipment they choose could be contaminated with - or simply made from - things that are harmful to put inside the human body.For the same reason, you shouldn't drink from a printed cup
@RnDanger
I getcha, but also:
What if ... inner lining to printed plastic cup? Like a 'female' / self-insert condom in shape.
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@RnDanger
I getcha, but also:
What if ... inner lining to printed plastic cup? Like a 'female' / self-insert condom in shape.
@falken @JohnJBurnsIII @anna_lillithI'm going into a lot of theory but to be honest I'm not experienced with it at all.
If you want to know more i think an Invisalign tech might be a good person to start asking about 3D printing for biocompatibility and the requirements thereof
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You cannot tell me they weren't designed for that.
Can you imagine a medical test that required men's balls to be squeezed in a vice?
@AnnieBuddy @JoBlakely @anna_lillith well, not just that. They also detect cancer and pre-cancer which is, yknow, deadly.
Yep, the instruments suck. And people are finally being given the funds to do the work needed to improve them.But personally I'd rather have the occasional unpleasant appointment than cancer treatment that might not work because I wasn't diagnosed early enough.
Sadly boobs and cervices don't dangle conveniently like testicles..!
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@anna_lillith I like the idea, but I'd really like if they included advice to have the patient insert it themself.
They said "like a tampon", so include the option to direct the consultation.
Doc wants it wider? Let the patient squeeze the control thing. Doc wants to angle it? Ask if the patient can do it, or hold it steady.Less "you are an unruly experiment" and more "ah yes, let's collaborate on this mutual project of my vaj health".
@MxVerda @anna_lillith there are research projects ongoing to help get self/home-sampling rolled out in the UK as well, especially to communities where attending smears is less of an option.
If these work, they would also be extremely useful elsewhere of course. So fingers crossed the results come through!
