When is it safe for us to stop using condoms?

Posted by on Feb 4, 2012 in Questions & Answers | 0 comments

Q: When is it safe for us to stop using condoms?

A: Wait until you’ve been monogamous for at least three months, says Lisa Masterson, a Beverly Hills OB-GYN. “Any infection you or he may have picked up before coupledom can be detected by then,” she explains. Then see your gyno and have your guy go to his doc to get blood tests for HIV, herpes, and hepatitis B and C. You’ll both need tests

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My guy says he’s allergic to condoms. Is he lying?

Posted by on Feb 4, 2012 in Questions & Answers | 3 comments

Q: My guy says he’s allergic to condoms. Is he lying?

A: No. Allergies to condoms do exist, says James S. Taylor, a dermatologist at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. If your guy experiences a burning sensation and/or breaks out in red hives all over his privates soon after putting on a condom, he’s most likely allergic to latex, explains Dr. Taylor. Up to 7 percent of men (and women) have this

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Can having a very heavy period make me anemic?

Posted by on Feb 4, 2012 in Questions & Answers | 2 comments

Q: Can having a very heavy period make me anemic?
 
A: Yes. In fact, it’s the most common cause of anemia in young women, says Jerry Spivak, M.D., of the American Society of Hematology. “Heavy menstrual bleeding that lasts five days or more each month can

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My vagina sometimes hurts during and after sex. Why?

Posted by on Feb 4, 2012 in Questions & Answers | 0 comments

Q: My vagina sometimes hurts during and after sex. Why?

A: The most common cause of pain during sex is vaginal dryness, so be sure you’re fully aroused before you have intercourse and try a water-based lubricant. The condoms you’re using could also be the culprit: You may have a latex allergy or be irritated by

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I found a piece of whitish tissue hanging from my vagina. What could it be?

Posted by on Feb 4, 2012 in Questions & Answers | 2 comments

Q: I found a piece of whitish tissue hanging from my vagina. What could it be?

A:  The tissue may just be a leftover piece of your hymen, the membrane partially covering your vaginal opening, which usually tears the first time you have intercourse. When the hymen breaks down the middle, a tissue remnant can remain at the opening (where you may not notice

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Cancers – are they preventable?

Posted by on Jan 31, 2012 in Questions & Answers | 2 comments

Cancers can be referred to as a group of diseases in which there is uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells in the body and there are over 200 types of cancer.

Technically speaking, cancers are a variant of the diseases described above in which the

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