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As doctors, we can ask our patients about anything we think is relevant to their health and well-being. No subject should be sacred or taboo for us. We physically probe, poke and prod into any orifice, nook or cranny, and we can, should and regularly do inquire about subjects that would never be acceptable for idle cocktail conversation. But this area of inquiry is avoided in the routine medical practice. For starters, we're afraid of embarrassing the patient and we re afraid of being embarrassed ourselves.