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 honor and an opportunity and I treat the visits with care. I find that the girls are usually scared, uncomfortable with the inevitable discussions about sexuality that...
Reaching menopause can be liberating since women no longer have to worry that having sex will lead to pregnancy. However, a far scarier... Read more »
Evidence continues to indicate that male circumcision reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections and even certain types of cancer.... Read more »
Today, we have a better understanding of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There is a... Read more »
Between the 1980s and the year 2000 researchers were looking at some startling statistical revelations. It took until the year 2000 for... Read more »
I can't count the number of times that a patient was shocked when they were diagnosed with an STD. Many of my patients seem surprised that... Read more »
It has now been well proven that oral sex is a potential means by which HIV can be transmitted. And it’s not only HIV -- certainly any of the other... Read more »
Sexual Practices and STDs Different sexual practices carry different degrees of risk of contracting the AIDS virus. Receptive (passive) anal... Read more »
Results from a new study suggest that circumcision not only reduces men's risk of contracting HIV from heterosexual sex, but it can also lower... Read more »
Whenever I diagnose genital warts in a teenager it's always a huge deal. Tears, sometimes devastation, and about a million questions usually... Read more »
Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Each year, hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. contract a sexually transmitted disease.... Read more »
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