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Tag Archive | "Health"

Fewer E.D. Ads! New Teen-Focused Recommendations for Sex-Soaked Culture

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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Teens now spend a whopping seven hours per day on various forms of media. So the American Academy of Pediatrics just issued a revised policy statement, “Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media,” in the September 2010 print issue of Pediatrics (published online Aug. 30). In addition to calling for the creation of a national task force [...]

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Dear Dr. Kate, Can You Affect the Sex of Your Baby?

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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photo by gniliep Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions here once a week. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Kate, When trying to conceive, are there things you can do to try to tip the scales in the [...]

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Dear Dr. Kate, Is It Female Ejaculation or Pee?

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

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photo by stevendepolo Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions here once a week. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Kate, I have just recently started dating someone who ejaculates each time she has an orgasm. I’ve always wanted [...]

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Dear Dr. Kate, Thoughts on the New Mammogram Policy?

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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photo by PinkMoose Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions here once a week. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Kate, What do you think of the new mammogram policy? – Keeping Abreast Dear K.A., I love it. Unfortunately, medicine and science are [...]

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The New Abortion Providers

Friday, July 23, 2010

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Dr. Emily Godfrey is our new hero: she had the courage to be featured on the front page of the NYTimes Sunday Magazine last weekend as a doctor willing to provide abortions, not in an abortion clinic but at her practice where she sees all sorts of patients. In case you missed it last weekend, [...]

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Dear Dr. Kate, What’s Involved in Egg Donation?

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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photo by woodleywonderworks Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions here once a week. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Kate, There’s been an ad for egg donors in the paper for the last few weeks. This isn’t something [...]

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Your Call – Are Women’s Ethical & Erotic Preferences About Circumcision in Line?

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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photo by evil erin Share your advice for this reader in the comments section below… Dear Em & Lo, My parents did not believe in circumcision so they left me natural, and I don’t have any problems with the way I am and I have not had any problems with ladies. But I would like to know what [...]

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Dear Dr. Vanessa: My G-Spot Hurts

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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photo by procsilas Every few weeks, Dr. Vanessa Cullins, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and vice president for medical affairs at Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, will be answering your questions here. To ask her your own question, click here. When I have sexual intercourse with my boyfriend, whenever he hits my G-spot it feels good but it hurts [...]

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New Study Says Fetuses Don’t Feel Pain Before 24 Weeks

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

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photo by chadcrowell A report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, which was commissioned by the UK’s Department of Health, has found that fetuses don’t feel pain before 24 weeks (and probably not after for some time) for two reasons: 1) the brain is not formed enough to perceive pain, and 2) the fetus [...]

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Dear Dr. Vanessa – My Boyf Accidentally Entered My Back Door

Thursday, June 24, 2010

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photo by Joe M500 Every few weeks, Dr. Vanessa Cullins, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and vice president for medical affairs at Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, will be answering your questions here. To ask her your own question, click here. A few days ago my boyfriend accidentally introduced his penis in my back hole (which, by the way, [...]

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