Q.I know something. My stepdad has a girlfriend. I saw him kissing her. So, then I checked his phone. He has a ton of texts to her and they’re about sex. My mom doesn’t know. I don’t know what to do. My stepdad married my mom when I was a little kid, so he’s the only dad I know. I’m ...
Q.In your last column, why didn’t you mention getting the vaccination, 26 and under. Gardasil 9 may still protect her boyfriend and prevent other non-HPV16/18 problems, especially oral cancer for him. Our 23-year-old daughter died of HPV-caused cervical cancer.<em>– ...
Q.I went for my annual gyne exam and they said I had cervical changes that are abnormal. The nurse told me they are caused by HPV. Is this the same as herpes? I’ve heard HPV is sexually transmitted. Do I need to tell my boyfriend? Do I have cancer? Part of me doesn’t want to go back for the ...
Q.I’m a senior. I leave for college next year. My little brother is 13 and in seventh grade. I’ve been answering his questions about sex for a long time. Our parents think he’s too young for information about sex, but I know he’s not. He asks me some pretty tough questions. He hears so ...
Q:I have a 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old boy. They play very well together. But recently my older son has been touching my younger son in a playful way, but that bothers me and I want both boys to know it is not appropriate, but without making them ashamed. They wrestle and play around, but ...
Q.I took your sex ed class at W&J when you first started it. Now, I’m pregnant with my first baby. I remember casually asking you when parents should start teaching their children about sexuality, and you said, “At birth.” Can you help me remember the rest?– Wants to do this ...
