Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year-old man. Yesterday, I read that I am considered intersex because urine does not come out the end of my penis, but rather under the penis shaft. This does not surprise me much, but I am really curious about it. I want to see a psychiatrist just to talk about it.
I am in favour of talking to a psychiatrist, therapist or other mental health professional to discuss your concerns. Questions about the function of the penis, whether urination or sexual, should be presented to a urologist. Dr. Roach Writes: Several people wrote in about the recent column on the studies from the U.K. and Florida that showed people who had the COVID vaccine are less likely to die than people who have not gotten the COVID vaccine.
People are protected against COVID, and since COVID is a major cause of death, and the downsides from the vaccine are very small, there is a net benefit in overall mortality. Some people have been concerned that the vaccines may have side effects that make the vaccines more dangerous than beneficial, but the data conclusively proves that they are not.