Expert Answers (Q&A)
Got a question? What do the experts have to say? Look here for answers to many of the questions teens ask us.
- How Do I Get Rid of Extra Skin After Weight Loss?
- Is It Possible to Lose Weight Without Exercising?
- Should I Go on a Diet?
- Do People Who Self-Injure Have to Be Hospitalized?
- I Started Cutting Again. How Can I Stop?
- I'm Thinking of Suicide. How Can I Get Help?
- Can I Get My Medical Records if a Doctor Moves Away?
- Do People Who Self-Injure Have to Be Hospitalized?
- Does My Mom Have to Be in the Room During My Gyn Exam?
- Does the HPV Vaccine Cause Paralysis?
- How Can I Take Charge of My Own Medical Care?
- How Do I Switch Doctors?
- Is It Normal to Feel Sick During a Blood Draw?
- Is a Gynecologist the Same as a Primary Care Doctor?
- My Asthma Inhaler Doesn't Help. What Can I Do?
- Why Do Doctors Press on Your Stomach During a Checkup?
- Why Do I Get an Erection During My Testicular Exam?
- Can Stress Affect My Weight?
- How Can I Cope With My Dad's Death?
- How Can I Help Someone Who's Being Bullied?
- How Can I Stop My Nightmares?
- I Don't Want to Talk to My School Counselor. What Should I Do?
- Your Changing Body: Answers for Girls With Autism
- Did My Period Stop Because of Too Much Exercise?
- How Can I Get Motivated to Exercise?
- Is It Dangerous to Run in the Heat?
- Is It Possible to Lose Weight Without Exercising?
- My Asthma Inhaler Doesn't Help. What Can I Do?
- Should I Exercise If I Feel Sore?
- What Happens If You Keep Playing Sports When You're Injured?
- What Happens in ACL Surgery?
- What's a Healthy Alternative to Water?
- Why Wear a Helmet If It Can't Prevent Concussions?
- A Friend Keeps Asking Me to Do Sexual Stuff. How Do I Make Him Stop?
- How Can I Help Someone Who's Being Bullied?
- How Can I Help a Friend Who Was Raped?
- I Bullied Someone. How Can I Apologize?
- I Helped Spread a Rumor. What Should I Do?
- I Hurt My Friends' Feelings. What Should I Do?
- Someone Is Spreading Rumors About Me. What Can I Do?
- What Should I Do if My Friend Is Having an Asthma Flare-Up?
- Can Video Games Give People Motion Sickness?
- Does Swallowing Gum Cause Intestinal Problems?
- How Will I Know If I Have Impacted Wisdom Teeth?
- I Have Sickle Cell Disease. What Should I Know About Going Away to College?
- Is it Common to Get Migraines Before Your Period?
- My Girlfriend Has a Peanut Allergy. Do We Have to Worry About Kissing?
- What Are Impacted Wisdom Teeth?
- What Causes Muscle Twitches?
- What Should I Do if My Friend Is Having an Asthma Flare-Up?
- What's the Difference Between Infectious and Contagious?
- What's the Difference Between a Treatment and a Cure?
- When Can I Go Back to School If I Have the Flu?
- Why Wear a Helmet If It Can't Prevent Concussions?
- Will I Pass Sickle Cell Disease on to My Children?
- Your Changing Body: Answers for Girls With Autism
- Can I Drink Alcohol If I Have Mono?
- Can You Get Mono From Just a Quick Kiss?
- Can a Person Get Mono More Than Once?
- How Is Mono Spread?
- Are There Healthy Fast-Food Options?
- Does Coffee Stunt Your Growth?
- I'm Skinny, So Does It Matter What I Eat?
- What Can I Do About Overeating?
- What's a Healthy Alternative to Water?
- How Can I Cope With My Dad's Death?
- How Can I Take Charge of My Own Medical Care?
- How Do I Get Checked for STDs Without My Parents Knowing?
- What If a Parent Won't Stop Texting While Driving?
- Can Masturbation Affect Periods?
- Did My Period Stop Because of Too Much Exercise?
- I Throw Up During My Period. Is That Normal?
- Is It Normal for My Period to Stop at Night?
- Is It OK to Wear a Tampon in the Bath or Shower?
- Is it Common to Get Migraines Before Your Period?
- Should I Take Pills to Regulate My Period?
- Why Do I Feel Depressed When I Have My Period?
- Can Stress Affect My Weight?
- How Can I Help Someone Who's Being Bullied?
- I Bullied Someone. How Can I Apologize?
- I Don't Want to Talk to My School Counselor. What Should I Do?
- I Have Sickle Cell Disease. What Should I Know About Going Away to College?
- I Helped Spread a Rumor. What Should I Do?
- Should I Fight a Bully?
- Someone Is Spreading Rumors About Me. What Can I Do?
- How Do I Remove Hair Around My Nipples?
- I Got Blisters From a Sunburn. What Should I Do?
- Should I Pop My Pimple?
- What Can I Do About the Rough Skin on My Arms?
- What Can I Do to Prevent Razor Burn?
- Can Lack of Sleep Stunt Your Growth?
- Does the Light From a Phone or Computer Make it Hard to Sleep?
- How Can I Stop My Nightmares?
- Is it OK to Sleep Less on Weekdays and More on Weekends?
- What Should I Do If I Can't Sleep?
- Why Do I Feel Paralyzed Before I Fall Asleep?
- Why Does My Body Jerk Before I Fall Asleep?