A writer ventures out of his “male bubble” to find a medical jungle crowded with toxic treatments, false diagnoses, and shame by Maxwell Williams The case of the vulva that stabbed itself BRITTANY JONES HAS BEEN TRYING TO SOLVE A MYSTERY since she was 17 years old:...
By Dr. Joshua Gonzalez As a sexual medicine specialist, I spend a good deal of time talking about erections. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is actually a pretty common problem. Estimates of the prevalence of ED range from 9% to 40% of men by age 40, and generally...
June 30, 2016 , By Joshua Gonzalez, MD After reading my last post, Jagged Little Pill, many of you who have had similar suspected OCP-related problems may be thinking there’s no hope. Trust me, you are not doomed if you’ve ever taken an oral birth control and...
June 30, 2016 , By Joshua Gonzalez, MD The advent of oral birth control pills in the 1960s was heralded as a huge victory for women’s rights. Finally, women could take control of their bodies and their fertility. Since then, oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) have become...
