Army girl gives birth in Camp Bastion

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....rth-Taliban-raid.html

Shouldn't all female Service personnel, be given a pregnancy test before leaving for an overseas posting, especially to a war zone?

[ummmm]

Sqad //A woman gets to know the pattern and characteristics of her menstrual cycle.......yes......i do believe that. //

Not always. They change for various reasons. Mine are like clockwork but how long they last, how heavy they are and how painful they are differs from month to month.

[ummmm]

Hello Anna :-)

[Sqad]

joko....my point is that a woman gets to know the characteristics of her menstrual cycle however IRREGULAR it is. i.e she knows that it is IRREGULAR.

[bazwillrun]

Of course they should be tested, and i've just heard on the radio that a "specialist team" is being sent out there to make sure she and her baby get the correct care etc on their way back to blighty

[2sp_]

Surely any responsible sexually active female who was about to go overseas with the forces would take a test before she heads off just in case?

I actually don't see the harm in testing women before they leave for a tour of duty. I think that the test should be a routine part of a pre-tour medical. If the woman feels strongly, I do think she should be able to refuse to take the test though.

[Sqad]

2sp....i agree with you ...BUT

\\\\\I do think she should be able to refuse to take the test though.\\\

On what grounds?

[2sp_]

On the grounds that anyone can refuse medical treatment in this country. She doesn't have to provide a reason for not wanting to take the test.

[Sqad]

sp...A pregnancy test could hardly be described as medical treatment.

[joko]

but some can go months with no period - i myself didnt have one for about 2 years once.

fact is, plenty of women have no idea they are pregnant, so although it sounds mad that she didnt know, its not by any mean unheard of.

[joko]

2sp - yes id have thought most women would be glad to double check - just in case

[2sp_]

Yes, but I wouldn't expect my GP to force me to pee on a stick when I go for my check up. I was given the option to be tested for HIV and other diseases when I was pregnant, and I had the right to refuse these tests.

A single servicewoman may have strong feelings on sex before marriage and be offended at the assumption she is sexually active.

[Sqad]

joko....no I agree that it not unheard of...............perhaps that is a good enough reason for testing ALL female military personnel who are embarking on a tour of duty abroad.

[DTCwordfan]

2sp makes a very valid point....on having a standard test but the right to opt out for whatever reason.

[Sqad]

sp....I quite understand your feeling, but WHY refuse a pregnancy test?

Just because one has the right to refuse?

[DTCwordfan]

could be religious reasons, Sqad, or even plain privacy rights.

[Sqad]

mmmm!....scraping the barrel a bit.........but O.K.

[jackthehat]

I was quite miffed when I had to undertake a pregnancy test prior to my op.

Apparently, my assurances that I most certainly wasn't pregnant were insufficient.........

[DTCwordfan]

So was I, JTH, and I am male......

[joko]

jth - i think they have so many people saying no and turning out to be pregnant that they have to be 100%

[ummmm]

Lol Jack...

I had to have a pregnancy test before they let me have the implant. I had it in for 3.5 years and didn't have a period. The implant is not 100% effective.