Keep your immune system strong Chlamydia and gonorrhea don’t always show symptoms Always use a condom Before your daughter graduates from high school, let’s make sure she has a clear understanding about the common bacterial STDs, what they look like, and how they are treated.…
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Three Simple Points to Protect Your Daughter from a Bacterial STD
December 6, 2022
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What Happens After Fertilization?
November 10, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
—When do you hear a heartbeat? —What happens in the 2nd month of pregnancy? —What happens in the 3rd month of pregnancy? It is not just what happens at fertilization when a sperm joins an egg in the first month of gestation that is important…
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Boy or Girl?
September 24, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
*What is biological sex? *How is a boy and girl different if defined by biological sex? This is the question that is asked as soon as a baby is born. The answer is one that describes the biological sex of the baby. There are many…
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When Does Your Daughter Arrive At Sexual Maturity?
July 7, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
We are so careful to make sure that our daughters are ready for their first period. But after they start having regular monthly periods, they have likely reached the end of puberty and have entered sexual maturity. This is a big deal. Although your daughter…
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Does Your Son Know Why Condoms Are Important?
January 14, 2021
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
So often we emphasize concepts in reproduction and forget that our teen might not understand the basic information behind the concept. For example, although they might know that a condom helps prevent pregnancy, do they know how the condom does that? This illustration would be…
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