Gynecologist Diagnosed with “Homosexuality” in Girl and Cured Her | the Chronicle

Gynecologist at Reina Sofía Hospital in Murcia has been criticized by colleagues and the community LGBTIQ, after, exceptionally, he diagnosed “homosexuality” to a 19-year-old girl, as if it was an illness.

The medical report was drawn up by the doctor on October 4, when the patient, who lives in the municipality of Llano de Brujas, went to a gynecological consultation, because the young woman had shorter menstrual cycles; condition known as proiomenorrhea.

From the GALACTYCO Collective Association of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Trans of Cartagena and Comarca they denounced “The humiliating treatment of LGTBIphobia” received by a 19-year-old patient in gynecological consultation.

“It was in 1990 when the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses, and yet, 31 years later, in Murcia’s health system, some professionals continue to consider guidance. sexual as a disease “, they complained to the LGTBI collective.

From Galactyco they publicly denounced the “Obvious ignorance with lgtbiphobic connotations. This involves linking sexual orientation to disease ”and they accuse the Murcia regional government, the Ministry of Health and the Murcia health system of“ institutional negligence to apply Law 8/2016 of May 27, of social equality of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, transgender and intersex, and public policies against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the autonomous community of the region of Murcia, which after 5 years approved remains as legislative ornament “.

The activists made their claim to the Murcian Health Service (MSM) in Murcia “demanding immediate rectification and apologies to the patient, as well as the application of the aforementioned law, which, in matters of health, commits the government of Murcia to ensure respectful treatment of LGTBI people and that health professionals have adequate training and information on homosexuality, bisexuality, transsexuality and intersex “.

For her part, the mother of the young woman maintained that she had requested rectification of the medical history and an apology by letter. “At first she didn’t know what to do. I gave her my opinion and we thought the best thing was to point it out, for her and for everyone who will come after her.”he said in the middle 20 minutes.

“The only thing we want from this family is that it does not happen again. Today homosexuality is not a disease and there is nothing to say about it. These situations can do a lot of damage to adolescents who have doubts or who come from a homophobic background. We must normalize that everyone can have the orientation that is “, he concluded.

The authorities of the Reina Sofía Hospital in Murcia regretted “Profoundly error made when collecting computer data in the medical report by the gynecologist who treated this patient”.