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Dr. Miriam Grossman, M.D., recently said, “I’m on a one-woman mission to expose the falsehood of PP’s claims that their sexual health education is not comprehensive or medically accurate; to the contrary, this eminent, federally-funded organization endangers lives by withholding critical biological truths.”
In the battle over sex education, the Planned Parenthood (PP) web page states, “We deliver comprehensive and medically accurate information that empowers women, men, teens, and families to make informed choices and lead healthy lives.”
But Dr. Miriam Grossman, a board certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, who has spent hundreds of hours with young people with sexually transmitted infections, recently said, “I’m on a one-woman mission to expose the falsehood of those claims. PP’s sexual health education is not comprehensive or medically accurate; to the contrary, this eminent, federally-funded organization endangers lives by withholding critical biological truths.”
Consider the advice given young people by their VP of Medical Affairs, Dr. Vanessa Cullins, on YouTube, “Expect to have HPV once you become sexually intimate—all of us get it.” So make sure you’re vaccinated, she advises kids, and get screened for cervical cancer.
According to Dr. Grossman, “How can a medical doctor, an expert in women’s health, make this preposterous assertion? It’s as if the American Medical Association announced: ‘Expect to have diabetes once you hit a certain age—all of us do,’ while omitting the fact that with proper diet and exercise, the condition can be avoided.”
If PP was genuinely committed to reproductive health and accurate information, here’s what Dr. Cullins would have said on YouTube:
Sexually transmitted infections are 100% avoidable. Your sexual behavior, including your partner choice, will determine the risk to your health. The following factors place you at high risk for HPV, even with 100% condom use:
• Being a sexually active teen girl, or any male who has sex with other males
• Initiating sexual behavior at a young age,
• Having multiple partners,
• Having sex with someone who has had multiple partners.
Other facts you need to know about this virus:
• Smoking and/or use of hormonal contraceptives may increase the risk of HPV infection in teen girls.
• Unlike girls, guys are not routinely screened for HPV. So even if his STD testing came back negative, a guy can unknowingly give you this virus, even if he uses a condom.
• HPV can be transmitted during oral sex, and can cause cancers of the throat.
Miriam Grossman, M.D. is the author of the new books “You’re Teaching My Child What?” and “Unprotected.” She is a contributing columnist at Townhall.com and speaks to parents, students, educators, and health professionals internationally on the dangers of political correctness in her profession.
