The man's report of "irregular menstruation" from a doctor in Hainan.
Questions are being raised about how carefully doctors and nurses are doing their jobs after a man was told by the Central Hospital of Hainan Province that he has a menstrual disorder, according to Hinews.com. Lin Zhou, 25, went to the hospital for a check-up Sunday after feeling uncomfortable, including suffering from an upset stomach. After the check-up, he received a report, on which the clinical diagnosis read “menstrual disorder”.
“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry,” Lin told Hainan local television. The hospital explained that there was a mix up in its system due to it being a particularly busy day, and said that the doctor responsible would be disciplined.
Tang Zhi, who is in charge of safety at the hospital, explained that Lin’s report had been mixed up with that of a woman named Lin Ying. The hospital pledged to prevent any such mistakes from being made again.
The news has gone viral on Sina Weibo. User Dongtian De Shuier said, “today’s medical technology is so advanced. It can even detect something as rare as a menstrual disorder in a man.” Another user Sen Ma drew comparisons with another recent story about a woman being told by a hospital in Shenzhen that her prostate is normal: ”We truly live in an age of endless possibilities.”
China’s health care system has come in for heavy criticism in recent months. When Wang Hao, a young doctor, was murdered by a patient in March, an online poll by The People’s Daily found that 65 percent of respondents were happy about the news. Retired American businessman and Vietnam War veteran Charles Kirtley described his experience in Peking University Hospital in Shenzhen as one which made him feel that patients were “at the bottom of the hospital’s hierarchy.”
