The Drop: Warning, Adult Content

I can always tell when men come into my consultation room with an embarrassing problem. They often hold their medical records over their groin, they avoid eye contact and take a while before telling me what’s wrong. It’s almost as though they are trying pluck up courage. My next patient fit the bill perfectly. He…

The Drugs Don’t Work

In the past week, I have seen two newborn babies with gonorrhoeal infection in their eyes. Putting this in perspective, I have only seen two cases in 25 years working in general practice and sexual health in England. Most doctors believe that the infection occurs when the baby descends through the birth canal, but there…