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Editor - I had not thought to equate the BMJ with the News of the
World newspaper, but the warning on the cover of this week's copy invites
the comparison. What are you warning us about: the words of the article
"the ABC of Sexual Health" or its illustrations?
Surely almost all medicals will by now have been taught about Sexual
Medicine as students. I and many others began to lecture to medical
students about this very important subject at least 30 years ago. If the
article offends you all then we have done our job very badly, and it is
no wonder patients are afraid to mention sexual problems to their GPs.
If it is the illustrations that offend why use them; they do not add
anything to the text? Not that I see how they could offend anyone - at
least anyone medically trained.
May Duddle
Retired Consultant Psychiatrist with special interest in Psycho-sexual
Medicine
Beach house, Shore Road
Silverdale
LA5 0TP
1 Ramage M. ABC of sexual health, Management of sexual problems.
BMJ 1998:1509-12 (28 November)
I would like to remind people that oils used to stimulate sexual
pleasure must not be used in conjunction with latex condoms used for safer
sex or contraception. the latex will perish in minimal time. This point is
still not well understood by the public.
Thank you
Competing interests:
No competing interests
27 November 1998
Helen Knox
Outreach Nurse Specialist in Contraception and Sexual Health and Author of SEXplained Books.
ABC of sexual health
Editor - I had not thought to equate the BMJ with the News of the
World newspaper, but the warning on the cover of this week's copy invites
the comparison. What are you warning us about: the words of the article
"the ABC of Sexual Health" or its illustrations?
Surely almost all medicals will by now have been taught about Sexual
Medicine as students. I and many others began to lecture to medical
students about this very important subject at least 30 years ago. If the
article offends you all then we have done our job very badly, and it is
no wonder patients are afraid to mention sexual problems to their GPs.
If it is the illustrations that offend why use them; they do not add
anything to the text? Not that I see how they could offend anyone - at
least anyone medically trained.
May Duddle
Retired Consultant Psychiatrist with special interest in Psycho-sexual
Medicine
Beach house, Shore Road
Silverdale
LA5 0TP
1 Ramage M. ABC of sexual health, Management of sexual problems.
BMJ 1998:1509-12 (28 November)
Competing interests: No competing interests