Dr. Jen Gunter

And what's good for one person isn't going to be good for somebody else, and that's okay.

But do we have to get all like, you know, I just end up restricting people because I'm just like, you know, what happens is then people get this biased sample, right?

And then all of a sudden the propaganda perpetuates itself.

I think the internet is both an amazing and a terrible tool, and it depends where you end up, right?

So I have people that come into the office who, well, this is,

pre-Trump, so when the CDC was of value, because I'm very suspect now about all the information, they would come in with fantastic information about different methods of contraception and what they wanted.

And they were incredibly informed.

And people can also go to the internet and come away incredibly misinformed.

In fact, there's a study looking at vaccine hesitancy and internet users were more likely to actually be uninformed.

and when they use the internet.

And the reason for that is when you Google something, what comes up isn't what's the most scientifically valid.

What comes up is the most popular.

And so unless you're a medical librarian, unless you know how to jury-rig your search, it's very easy for people to be led astray.

Do I think people shouldn't go online?

No.

I think what we should do is teach people how to look things up online.

I mean, that's what I think.

I think that the vastness of the medical internet shouldn't just be for you and me.

It shouldn't just be for doctors.

It should be for everybody.