Healthy
travelling, multiorgasmic lesbians, HIV test questions
July 6, 2009
By Dr. Frank Spinelli
The Advocates:
Expert advice on life -- as you live it.
January 5, 2009
Dr. Frank Spinelli
Use this
guide to help you in your wellness care.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
Dr. Spinelli
takes us behind the scenes of everyday medical life.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli
The annual
physical exam is taught as a universal modality in medical
schools. Since there are certain risk factors that pertain
specifically to the gay community, this discussion
will focus on aspects of the physical exam that are
critical for gay men.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
Both the doctor
and the patient are responsible for the quality of the
medical relationship.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
Erectile
dysfunction, or impotence, is the inability to gain or
maintain an erection for the purpose of sex. ED
affects 15 to 30 million American men.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
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Due to the higher
rates of anonymous sex and sex associated with Internet
chat room, gay men have a higher risk of developing
STDs.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
Prostate cancer
is one of the most common cancers and is the second
leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the United
States. When detected early, prostate cancer can be
treated effectively and cured.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
The
following experience reinforced my belief that finding
a gay doctor or one who is gay friendly is paramount
to your health as a gay man.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
A few
helpful hints for wellness.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
The PPD is not a
vaccine, but a screening test to detect exposure to
tuberculosis.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
Health: A-Z:
HIV
Screening
HIV, or the human
immunodeficiency virus, attacks the immune system, your
body’s defense mechanism against infection.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
As we age, our
dependence on health care increases and the rising costs
of medicine, hospitalizations, and doctors’ fees can
make choosing an insurance carrier a difficult
decision.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
Immunization has changed the face of modern medicine.
October 13, 2008
By Dr. Frank Spinelli, M.D.
A colonoscopy is
recommended for all men over the age of fifty -- or
earlier (age forty) for high- risk patients like
African-Americans or men with a family history of
prostate or colon cancer. Gay men should have a rectal
exam beginning at age forty.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
In a recent study
in The New England Journal of Medicine, gay and
bisexual men were found to have a significantly higher
risk for developing anal cancer, over thirty-five times
greater than the general population. HIV-positive men
were estimated to be eighty times more likely to get
it.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
Frank advice for
a common virus.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
A short, but
important, history.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
Tetanus,
diptheria (Td) and tetanus, diptheria, and acellular
pertussis (Tdap) vaccination.
October 13, 2008
By Frank Spinelli, M.D.
