Some of the most gratifying scenes I've participated in throughout the past several weeks have been those when parents bring their teenage daughters and sons to me for school physicals. I'm particularly impressed with the parents who are bringing in their daughters for their first gynecological exam. I see these visits as an... Read more
At least once a month, I see a scared woman (or man) who has engaged in unprotected sex with a new partner. Or, they are having a genital symptom and are concerned that they've contracted an STI (sexually transmitted infection). If you think you've been exposed to an STI, it's important to be checked out by a doctor as STIs... Read more
Recently I counseled a young woman who had herpes on how and what to tell her boyfriend of a few years about her condition. She was terrified. First of all, she had never sought treatment. Until recently, she had been in denial about her condition. Luckily, she was smart enough to always use condoms and she never had... Read more
If someone's partner has Herpes, and there is thus a likely chance that one may contract the virus, would it make sense to purposefully infect oneself in a small place so that one would develop antibodies, and not end up with a bigger infection? Never, ever let love lull you into believing that unprotected sex with a partner with... Read more
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