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Dr David DelvinSussex-based writer and broadcaster Dr David Delvin answers your questions on health issues

Email Dr Delvin with your problems at features@theargus.co.uk or write to him at:
The Medic, Argus House, Crowhurst Road, Brighton BN1 8AR.

Water surprise
2:44pm Tuesday 29th April 2008
I want to get some excess hair removed from my face. However, I was surprised to be told that because I am on “water tablets” I should definitely not have laser treatment.

Her time will come
2:43pm Tuesday 29th April 2008
I am 19 and have had sex four times with my boyfriend. Yet there has been absolutely no sign of an orgasm from me. What’s wrong with me?

Tender behind
2:41pm Tuesday 29th April 2008
All my adult life I have suffered from an embarrassing problem. I keep getting an itchy place just near my bottom.

Cheekie chappie
3:22pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008
I have been astonished to discover my new GP insists on addressing me by my first name, which is Mary.

Gay daughter
3:20pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008
I'm terribly worried about my daughter, aged 21, who has just declared herself to be a lesbian.

Fat chance
3:16pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008
My cholesterol is fractionally above normal. Could I reduce it by taking up regular exercise?

Grease not the word
3:11pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008
The nurse at our doctor’s told me not to use Vaseline as a sex lubricant. Why?

Brittle bones
3:07pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008
I am really worried about myself because my mum has developed “brittle bone disease”. As a result, she has got quite stooped over and has had several fractures.

Moon and the menses
3:04pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008
How far apart should periods come? And are they really governed by the moon, as my friend says? Mine are sometimes three weeks apart and sometimes five weeks.

No-touch technique
3:00pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008
My fiance refuses to touch my clitoris. He’s absolutely convinced females should reach orgasm as a result of intercourse alone. I say this is nonsense. Who’s right?

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