Health Blogs

STDs happen. And most of the time, you know when they’ve happen to you. There are generally symptoms that accompany a sexually transmitted disease that alert you to the fact that something is wrong ... Read More »

A male birth control pill is one step closer to becoming a reality. Researchers have tested a hormone free drug that rendered mice infertile by causing the testes to “forget” how to make mature ... Read More »

The advice commonly given, to women in particular, is to hold off being sexual with someone that they are interested in having a relationship with. The old saying that goes, “why buy the cow if you ... Read More »

As my patient population gets a bit older, I find myself more often discussing with my older teenagers the importance of taking care of themselves as they move on in their lives. One day, their ... Read More »

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates are high and rising, especially amongst young men. The problem is, as primary care physicians, we aren’t very good at providing a setting where men feel ... Read More »

Random notable study of the week is this: men who are circumcised before their first sexual intercourse have a significantly lower risk for prostate cancer than do uncircumcised men. Four ... Read More »

An often-proclaimed fear of my perpetually single clients is their belief that when people get married they stop having sex. I have actually heard this as a rationalization for why they have a fear ... Read More »

I’m sure many of you have heard my rants about the direction our health care system is going. You’ve heard my concerns of the number of children who are under-insured or who have no insurance ... Read More »

Everyone family looks a little bit different and every parent has their own comfort level when it comes to discussing sexuality with their children. There is a great deal of information out there ... Read More »