Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

The Pitfalls of Self Diagnosis and Finding Trustworthy Experts #shorts #viral #nfl #inspiringstory

22 May 2023 · 1 min

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Short YouTube video (a clip by Anne Truong MD) warning about the pitfalls of self-diagnosis via Google and urging consultation with trained medical professionals. The speakers emphasize that searching symptoms online does not equal a diagnosis, note the extensive training clinicians undergo (≈12 years post-high-school), and raise concerns about trusting conveniently located providers found via Google.

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If you Google your symptom doesn't necessarily mean that you have your diagnosis. And if it can be that easy, Google can't be your doctor. And there's a reason why we go to 12 years of school after high school to get extra training to do what we do. But unfortunately, Google, you can go down a dark path. So you're saying that when you left, if you needed to perform and have energy and recover, you just like, who do I use? Who do I go to? Right, Right. And can I trust this person I Googled as like a mile down the street from me?