Infection

Dear Dr G,I read with interest the articles highlighting the various adversities of sexual and reproductive health.I think it is time for me to be open about my status as an individual living with HIV.I am a...

Dear Dr G,I understand that you are outlining various viral infections that can be prevented by vaccination during the month of May.Personally, as a Hepatitis B carrier, I am somewhat confused about the ABC...

Dear Dr G,I read with interest your explanation of how German measles affects women and how the disease itself has minimal effect in men.I am somewhat surprised you did not outline the risks associated with...

Dear Dr G,I am a mother of two teenagers who are just starting secondary school.I received paperwork from the school health department asking for consent for HPV vaccinations for both children.Of course, I...

Dear Dr G,I read with interest your argument that men are the weaker sex when it comes to immunity against HPV infection.I am a woman in my late twenties, well protected against HPV through early...

Dear Dr G,I read with interest how you highlighted the possibility of men having of cancer following human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.You did note HPV-related cancers are far more common in women and...

Dear Dr G,I am a father of two boys who is keen to highlight the lack of awareness for cancers in men induced by HPV.I have two teenage boys who are 13 and 14 years old. Both of them recently came home with...

Dear Dr G,I am writing to you burdened by guilt over my past sexual encounters, hoping you can help me resolve this remorse.I am a 30-year-old man with a troubling secret from my past.A few years ago, I...

Dear Dr G,I am a thirty-five-year-old man who has had a healthy sexual relationship with my wife for the last five years.In reality, I am faced with a dark secret of my past that torments me regularly.In my...

Dear Dr. G,I am a fit and healthy man in my early forties.I have just started a new sexual relationship, and that is going well, until I started noticing slight discomfort in my left scrotum a fortnight ago.I...