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In the birds and bees talk, I, as Dad, explained to my 13-year-old son (in verbal detail, not show and tell) EXACTLY how to do very realistic solo sex---with emotion and tenderness of thought.

I'm quite sure he had plenty of it for about 9 years BUT NEVER TAKING PHYSICAL RISKS OR PLAYING WITH THE HEARTS OF GIRLS until, as a virgin, he married a virgin.

They've been married 15 years. Three kids.

No diseases. No divorce.

I wish every dad would do exactly the same thing. These epidemics would slow way down.

of 12:22PM November 18, 2008

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Bernadine Healy, M.D., U.S.News & World Report's health editor and author of the magazine's On Health column, is the former head of the National Institutes of Health, the American Red Cross, and the College of Medicine and Public Health at Ohio State University. A cardiologist and author of two books, she spent more than 25 years practicing medicine. In this blog, she covers matters close to her heart, including cardiovascular disease and other important aspects of personal health and health policy.

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