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A good relationship between a patient and a health
care practitioner should offer a reasonably high level of
comfort, communication and trust for everybody involved.
Here are some checkpoints to use to see whether your
health care relationship is working well ­ from both
points of view.
From the patient's point of view:
- You feel comfortable, or at least able to begin,
discussing intimate sexual matters with your health
care practitioner. You feel equally open about
discussing other potentially controversial areas
of your life, such as drug use, alternative lifestyle
choices and so on.
- Overall, you feel that your health care practitioner
accepts your sexual practices as an informed choice.
She is able to explain the medical ramifications of
How Can You Tell
If It's Working?
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