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• My Friend Is Lesbian But Doesn’t Want to Tell People. What Should I Say to Friends?

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• Does the Light From a Phone or Computer Make it Hard to Sleep?

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• Is It Safe to Vape Around Children?

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• What Is a Hookah?

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• Why Do My Testicles Ache?

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• I Tell My Aunt More Than I Tell My Parents. Is That a Problem?

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• What Can I Say When Friends Use Anti-Gay Language?

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• A Friend Keeps Asking Me to Do Sexual Stuff. How Do I Make Him Stop?

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• Can I Get Diabetes From Having Sex?

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• What’s a “Well-Woman Visit” and Why Do I Need One?

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• Is My Grief Normal?

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• What Does Getting “Complete Proteins” Mean for Vegetarians?

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• Why Is the Cinnamon Challenge Dangerous?

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• Is It Normal to Feel Sick During a Blood Draw?

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• Do You Need a Pelvic Exam to Get Birth Control?

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• Can Video Games Give People Motion Sickness?

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• Is it OK to Turn Up the Volume if You Only Use One Earbud?

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• I Have Cerebral Palsy. Can I Babysit?

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• Should I Fight a Bully?

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• When I Babysit, Do I Have to Spank Kids if Parents Ask Me to?

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• I Helped Spread a Rumor. What Should I Do?

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• What If a Parent Won’t Stop Texting While Driving?

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• Is It OK to Talk to a Teacher About Personal Problems?

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• What Should I Do if a Medicine Gives Me Side Effects Like a Fast Heartbeat?

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• Should You Tell the Doctor If You Are Having Sex?

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• Can I Stop Myself From Having a Wet Dream?

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• Can I Still Be a Vet If Pet Dander Triggers My Asthma?

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• Can I Get Sick From Using a Friend’s Lip Pencil Sharpener?

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• Should I Shave My Pubic Hair Before Having Sex?

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• Do You Have to See a Doctor to Find Out if You Have an STD?

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• Is My Body OK? Am I Having Self-Esteem Issues?

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• Am I Depressed or Just Not Trying?

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• Is It Normal to Masturbate?

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• Should I Send My Boyfriend Naked Pictures?

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• It Looks Like There’s Dirt on My Skin That Won’t Wash Off. What’s Going On?

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• I Have Sickle Cell Disease. What Should I Know About Going Away to College?

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• I Bullied Someone. How Can I Apologize?

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• Why Did I Feel Like Throwing Up After Stepping on a Nail?

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• How Do I Get Rid of Eczema Scars?

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• I Got Blisters From a Sunburn. What Should I Do?

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• How Do Doctors Test for STDs?

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• Why Does a Gynecologist Ask About Your Last Period?

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• Is a Gynecologist the Same as a Primary Care Doctor?

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• How Do I Get Checked for STDs Without My Parents Knowing?

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• What Should I Do if My Friend Is Having an Asthma Attack?

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• Is Knuckle Cracking Bad for You?

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• Someone Is Spreading Rumors About Me. What Can I Do?

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• What’s Better: Whole Wheat or Whole Grain?

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• Can I Get My Medical Records if a Doctor Moves Away?

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• Can Scoliosis Affect My Height?

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• I Hurt My Friends’ Feelings. What Should I Do?

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• How Can I Take Charge of My Own Medical Care?

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• Is It OK to Wear a Tampon in the Bath or Shower?

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• Why Does My Body Jerk Before I Fall Asleep?

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• What Should I Do If I Can’t Sleep?

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• Can Getting the HPV Vaccine Help If I Already Have Genital Warts?

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• I Took Medicine for Chlamydia. Am I Cured?

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• I Have Braces. How Can I Eat Fruits and Veggies?

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• What Can I Do About the Rough Skin on My Arms?

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• What Happens If You Keep Playing Sports When You’re Injured?

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• How Do I Get Rid of Extra Skin After Weight Loss?

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• Is It a Good Idea to Babysit 6 Kids at Once?

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• What’s a Dental Dam?

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• Can a Doctor Tell if You’ve Been Masturbating?

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• What Causes Muscle Twitches?

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• Is It Possible to Develop an Immunity to Genital Herpes?

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• I Got Dizzy Playing Sports: What’s Going On?

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• Is it Common to Get Migraines Before Your Period?

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• Does Touching a Girl’s Breasts Make Them Grow?

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• My Boyfriend Has a Hard Time Quitting Smoking. What Should I Do?

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• How Can I Help a Friend Who Was Raped?

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• Is Karate Helpful for Kids With Autism?

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• How Do Doctors Remove Skin Tags?

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• What If the Kid I’m Babysitting Cries When His Parents Leave?

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• Can Lack of Sleep Stunt Your Growth?

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• Is It Normal to Have an Erection When Waking Up?

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• I Have Asperger Syndrome. How Do I Make New Friends?

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• Do Wet Dreams Stop When a Guy Gets Older?

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• Why Do I Get an Erection During My Testicular Exam?

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• Why Do I Feel Depressed When I Have My Period?

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• I Get Seizures But Tests Show I’m OK. What’s Going On?

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• Does My Mom Have to Be in the Room During My Gyn Exam?

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• Does Putting Toothpaste on a Pimple Make It Go Away?

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• I Think I Have OCD. What Should I Do?

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• Will My Monthly Cycle Go Back to Normal With PCOS Treatment?

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• Why Do Doctors Press on Your Stomach During a Checkup?

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• How Can You Tell if Breast Tenderness Is Pregnancy or a Period?

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• Can Masturbation Affect Periods?

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• Does Having Asperger Syndrome Make Puberty More Difficult?

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• Is It Normal for My Period to Stop at Night?

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• Is My ADHD Medication Affecting My Sleep?

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• How Old Should You Be to Babysit?

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• What Happens When a Doctor Removes Earwax?

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• I Throw Up During My Period. Is That Normal?

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• Why Do I Faint After Getting a Shot?

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• Can You Get Pregnant From Fingering?

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• Is the HPV Vaccine Always a Shot? I’m Scared of Needles!

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• What Are the Health Effects of Chewing and Spitting Out Food?

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• If Someone With Herpes Has No Sores, Can It Still Be Passed On?

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• Am I Fat or Are My Eyes Playing Tricks?

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• I’m Not Ready for Sex But I’m Feeling Pressured. Should I Give In?

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• Can a Condom Wrapper Break While It’s in Your Wallet?

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• Cantaloupe and Carrots Make My Throat Itch. Am I Allergic?

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• My Nails Are Peeling and Have Ridges. What’s Going On?

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• How Can I Help a Classmate With Autism?

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• What If We Can’t Afford Plan B?

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• Is Spitting Out Food an Eating Disorder?

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• How Can You Tell if a Condom Has Expired?

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• How Can I Deal With All My Stressful Situations?

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• Does the HPV Vaccine Cause Paralysis?

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• When Can I Go Back to School If I Have the Flu?

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• I’m Pregnant. Should I Get a Flu Shot?

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• My Mom Asks Too Many Questions. What Can I Do?

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• I Can’t Afford Treatment for Genital Warts. What Should I Do?

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• How Will I Know If I Have Impacted Wisdom Teeth?

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• Can a Girl Have Sex With a Tampon In?

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• Should I Exercise If I Feel Sore?

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• How Can I Balance My Part-Time Job With Schoolwork?

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• My Asthma Inhaler Doesn’t Help. What Can I Do?

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• Why Has My Discharge Changed?

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• What’s a Normal Reaction to a Shot?

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• Can a Girl Get Pregnant if Her Periods Are Irregular?

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• What Are the Chances of Having an STD?

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• Is It Normal for One Testicle to Be Bigger?

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• Should I Take Pills to Regulate My Period?

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• Can You Get Pregnant if You Have Sex Standing Up?

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• How Do I Switch Doctors?

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• What Happens During a Bikini Wax?

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• What’s the Best Way to Remove Excess Pubic Hair?

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• How Do I Remove Hair Around My Nipples?

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• Can I Get Pregnant If I Have Anal Sex?

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• How Can I Get Back on My Weight-Loss Plan?

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• How Can I Get My Parents to Give Me Alone Time With My Doctor?

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• I Just Got My Period and I’m Gaining Weight. What’s Going On?

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• How Can I End a Prescription Drug Habit Safely?

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• How Can I Get the Pill if I Don’t Have a Family Doctor?

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• How Can I Decide Between Two Sports?

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• Can You Still Get Genital Warts If You’ve Had All the Shots?

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• What If My Parents Say “No”?

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• How Do Doctors Test for Mono?

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• How Can I Find Out If My Boyfriend Has an STD Before We Have Sex?

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• How Can I Get Six-Pack Abs?

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• Are Organic Foods Better Than Nonorganic?

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• Do I Need a Pelvic Exam if I Had the HPV Vaccine?

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• How Do I Find Out If a Guy I Had Sex With Has an STD?

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• Is Ready-Made Food Healthy?

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• How Can We Avoid Pregnancy if a Condom Breaks?

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• What Can I Do to Prevent Razor Burn?

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• Can You Get Mono From Just a Quick Kiss?

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• Do I Have to Get All Three HPV Vaccine Shots?

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