July 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul BensonHi Doc, Whenever I look at my lab results on the portal, there always is a lot of “red” in the results [...]
June 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
I’m a 74-year-old male. I have a healthy sex drive and have multiple partners. I have difficulty maintaining erections and cannot have sex [...]
May 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
AB: Hi Doctor. At our last visit, you recommended I start a statin medication to prevent cardiovascular disease, but when I researched the medication you gave [...]
April 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
Hi Doctor, I am newly single and want to get all possible sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, including testing for herpes today. I want to show my [...]
March 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
I’m a 40 year old male living with HIV since 2002. I have been doing very well with that and taking my medications daily. I also have [...]
February 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
My friend told me about a new strain of gonorrhea that is difficult to treat. I have not heard of this. Is it true? – M.B.Dear MBGonorrhea is [...]
January 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
I am a transgender male. I want to get a bilateral mastectomy and go to a physician out of state that my friend went to and was very happy with. I [...]
December 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
Hi Doctor. My adolescent child just told me that they are trans. I am unsure how to react. What do I do? I am so glad that you are being thoughtful about [...]
November 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
Thank you for medical advice column. I look forward to reading it each month. Dr. Benson, you have been part of our community and providing great [...]
October 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul BensonI am a person living with HIV on a complicated multiple pill regimen. I’m tired of taking so many pills. I know other [...]
September 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul BensonHi doctor. I am a 60-year-old cis male and my doctor recently told me that I do not need to be screened for prostate [...]
August 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul BensonI thought I had hemorrhoids for the last few years. A friend saw these and said they are warts and can turn into [...]
July 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul BensonI’m a transgender female on Estradiol. My new cis-gender male partner is living with HIV. He is taking [...]
