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A New Website Helps Women Be Able to Talk about Sexual Health with both Their Doctor and Their Partner
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(OPEN):
SEX IS A SENSITIVE TOPIC THAT
MANY WOMEN ARE EMBARRASSED TO TALK ABOUT, WITH EITHER THEIR PARTNER OR
THEIR HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER. NOW, TWO LEADING CONSUMER- AND
MEDICAL-GROUPS HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW WEBSITE, TO HELP WOMEN GET THAT
CONVERSATION STARTED. BY VISITING
W-W-W-DOT-"SEX-AND-A-HEALTHIER-YOU"-DOT-ORG, WOMEN CAN FIND TIPS ON
HOW TO TALK TO BOTH THEIR DOCTOR AND THEIR PARTNER, ABOUT THEIR
SEXUAL-HEALTH--AS WELL AS ANSWERS TO THOSE AWKWARD QUESTIONS, AND
INFORMATION THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND. DOCTOR SUSAN
KELLOGG-SPADT [LIKE "SPOT"]--A SEXUAL-HEALTH EXPERT WHO
CONTRIBUTED CONTENT TO THE WEBSITE--EXPLAINS...
(KELLOGG-SPADT):
"A RECENT SURVEY FOUND THAT--WHILE MANY WOMEN HAVE EXPERIENCED A
SEXUAL-HEALTH PROBLEM--FEW ARE COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO TALK ABOUT IT.
'"SEX-AND-A-HEALTHIER-YOU"-DOT-ORG' PROVIDES WOMEN WITH THE TOOLS AND
INFORMATION [THAT] THEY NEED TO HELP THEM HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEIR
PARTNER OR THEIR HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER. EVERY WOMAN IS ENTITLED TO
A HEALTHY SEXUAL-LIFE."
(CLOSE):
THE NEW WEBSITE IS A
JOINT-VENTURE BETWEEN THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S-HEALTH RESOURCE-CENTER
AND THE ASSOCIATION OF REPRODUCTIVE-HEALTH PROFESSIONALS--AND
IS SPONSORED BY BOEHRINGER [LIKE "BEAR-RINGER"] INGELHEIM
PHARMACEUTICALS, INCORPORATED.
