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I recently wrote a post about withdrawal as a method of contraception. It's garnered a lot of comments (thanks to everyone who commented!), many of them in passionate disagreement with my post. The negative comments centered on three areas: Read More »
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"What birth control method do you use?" I'll ask every new patient. Some will guiltily answer, "Nothing." "Not even condoms, or withdrawal?" I'll reply. "Oh, yeah, he pulls out. But we don't use real birth control." Read More »
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Dear Dr. Kate, I was
just wondering if all vaginas smell the same. It sounds really
weird but I am so insecure about the smell/taste of mine. My
boyfriend does not seem to mind going down there, so I figure it
must not be bad, but I can't help but think mine smells wrong
or different from… Read More »
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Dear Dr. Kate,
I am a 27-year-old woman. I have four children and have been very happily married for ten years. My problem is that I have no sex drive whatsoever. I have tried almost everything except pills which I want to stay away from. I know four children sounds like a lot of work and it is but I stay at home with them so it's not as stressful if I was working and being mom. But at the end of the day no matter how much I rest during the day or how many days a week I try not to do to much but just let my body rest, I still have no desire for lovemaking. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (102) | Blog
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It's sometimes tough to
have a job where no one is happy to come see you. Yes, I have a
good relationship with my patients, and there's even a wait to
get an appointment with me. But even my long-timers sometimes grit
their teeth at the thought of coming in for their annual exam.
Through… Read More »
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I've decided that
there's no such thing as reproductive justice. Many of my
patients try desperately to prevent pregnancy in their fertile
years...and an equal number are trying so hard to get pregnant when
they're finally ready. I hear questions almost daily about what
affects the… Read More »
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Almost every month, I
have a patient who's been diagnosed with an ovarian cyst, and
thinks she's going to be infertile or get really sick. So
I thought I'd talk about what ovarian cysts really mean for
your health. What they are: Ovaries
make… Read More »
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Dear Dr. Kate, I am 32 and I am still a virgin. Nobody seems to understand how much this bothers me. I am not a virgin because I am afraid of sex or because I was brought up in a repressive household. No, I am still a virgin because nobody is interested in me. Nobody has ever asked me out.… Read More »
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Hi Dr. Kate! I can't
take hormonal birth control; I've had terrible side effects and
I just don't like it! My question is; what is the best
non-hormonal option? My doctor will not give me an IUD because
I've never been pregnant. How effective is coupling condoms
with a diaphragm… Read More »
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One of the hardest parts of
my job is calling a patient to tell her that she has a sexually
transmitted infection (STD/STI). Every woman receives this news
differently--shock, anger, horror, depression, resignation--but it
always ruins her day and often sends her to the internet to find
out what it… Read More »
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