Dear Dr. P,

I recently saw an article saying that oral sex causes oral cancer.  How can this be true?  It seems to be a scare tactic invented by sexual puritans.

Dear concerned.

It is both true and scary.

I too saw the article that clearly stated that oral sex was now the main [...]

Dear Sue,

My girlfriend and I have been dating for several months now and we’re both really happy. In the first week of us seeing each other I was involved with another girl. It was more than a fling at a party but I didn’t consider myself to be “in a relationship” at that point. [...]

“I recently learned that my boyfriend looks at a lot of porn.  Should I be concerned about our relationship?”

There are two ways of answering your question.  The first is by examining the behavior of your boyfriend, and the second is regarding your response to this behavior.

Today we find porn readily available in an [...]

Dr. P.  Where do babies come from?

This is the truth.  I was told that babies, including me, since I was asking about my own origins, were obtained from a woman on St. Louis Avenue one block away.  When I asked the initial question at age four or five years old, “Mom, where did I [...]

Dr. P

How much sex is too much sex?

“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!” said Mae West, a flamboyantly glamorous and funny actress of the 1940s.  West was also a strident feminist and possibly one of the first sexually liberated women of the 20th Century.

When a strong double standard existed for [...]

Dear Dr. P,

What makes the ideal mate? And, why is mate and meat spelled so similar?  How important is friendship versus love between guys and gals?

Your questions regarding the ideal mate and the similarity of the words “mate” to “meat” is very perceptive! Indeed, the two words have all letters in common [...]

“Dr. P, will ‘kinky sex’ ever become as acceptable as a normal way of relating and loving?”

Well, this depends on your definition of “kinky sex.” To most, this means those sexual loves, attractions, and activities that a cultural group or society regards as abnormal, atypical, and bizarre. The slang terms include “perversion,” “sick,” “deviancy,” [...]

Dr. P. Valentine’s Day is so romantic.  It’s such a contrast to the sex-oriented relationships you see on the soaps today.  What do you think?

Let’s examine the season and its symbols.  Is it all this seemingly innocent and romantic?

February:  February has been the traditional time of year, after the winter solstice and during [...]

“Dr. P, Is masturbation ever harmful?”

Last column discounted the myths of harm from autoeroticism and listed damage done by anti-masturbatory thinking. Today, we turn to what science says about the likely benefits of autoeroticism. We do not address the religious-moral perspectives on the topic, which vary from very negative to permissive. So, as Elizabeth [...]

NRA opinion

By Nathaniel Rioux

In recent events surrounding the tragic event at Sandy Hook Elementary school, the debate over gun advice has been renewed.  Hopefully, through the use of civil discourse and civil tactics, there may finally be a solution to this growing issue of mass murders in public settings.  While there are many [...]