Re: Safety of anal intercourse.

jason@xxxxxxxxxx (Jason) wrote:

>If you are not a doctor, I hope that you will also tell people in your posts:
>"I am not a doctor, or any sort of trained medical professional, and I
>have no idea what I'm talking about, even when it sounds like I do."

You just refuse to "get it," don't you?

David doesn't need a disclaimer like that as you do. Unlike you, his track
record is solid and he clearly has knowledge and good judgment on when and
what to answer, and when and what not to answer. On the occasions David
gives medical advice at all -- which is rare, just as it is for most of us
-- he does so only when it's obvious enough to be answered here on a
newsgroup, and only when he's sure of his facts. That's probably the
primary reason you see questions go unanswered -- their question can't be
answered "safely."

As Dr. Fink pointed out, providing medical advice via the internet is
inherently flawed to begin with. Most of us recognize that so we do so only
rarely, and only when we feel it's "safe." Yes, some of us do answer on
occasion because we feel it's important and we're sure the answer we're
giving is correct. Sometimes we can put someone's mind at ease, or
sometimes do the opposite and urge them to seek help immediately, or maybe
offer some insight they haven't considered, but I think you'll find it's
rare that such advice is given without qualification and a warning to seek
professional medical advice.

>In addition, unless
>we have lots of wonderful doctors and nurses that subscribe to this
>newsgroup--not very many people will ever get any advice from anyone.

To quote a previous poster.... You say that like it's a bad thing.

This is not alt.support.med. This is sci.med. Please try to comprehend the
difference. It was never intended for medical advice and still isn't, but
if you insist on doing so, you damn well better get your facts straight or
you should be prepared to have a new orifice drilled in your backside every
time you screw up. We may not be good at answering every question, but
we're very good at spotting bad answers.

And, if you consider that it's sci.med rather than alt.support.med, that's
exactly as it should be.

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