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Adolescent Sexuality

The stage of development where adolescents (individuals between 10 and 24 years) experience and explore sexual feelings is called adolescent sexuality. Depending on the cultural norms, adolescents express their sexuality by masturbating, kissing, or having a sexual partner.

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Why does menstruation not started in my teenage daughter?

Query: Hello doctor, I have a daughter whose age is 15 years. She has not started menstruation. I want to know the reasons, please advise.  Read Full »


Dr. Megha Tuli

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Usually, girls start menstruating by the age of 15. If there are still no signs of menstruation then it is possible that she might be suffering from congenital gynecological malformation. There could be many reasons for that. It could be due to a thick membrane cover...  Read Full »

I am a 27-year-old female confused about my sexuality as I have recently started getting attracted towards same sex person, but I want to stay heterosexual. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 27-year-old female and I am confused about my sexuality. I had one serious boyfriend and after we broke up, I never liked anyone else. The sex life was okay and I was more emotionally attached. I never masturbate to males. It is always females that I fantasize about. But in real...  Read Full »


Dr. Prashant Gohil

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. Most of the studies say that each person gets attracted to the same sex once in life. Some act upon it and some ignore it. In your case, the same sexual attraction became more after your break up if I am not wrong. This...  Read Full »

Are sexual fantasies common in young men and women?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a young woman, and I have a question concerning sexual fantasies. I have always been sexually open, and I was never ashamed of any of my fantasies during self-pleasure. Even when I had a pretty weird fantasy like cheating or having sex with an older man, I was never concerned ab...  Read Full »


Dr. J. N. Naidu

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sexual fantasies are common in young men and women. There is nothing unusual about it. Some are open about it, and others are not so open. Fantasies are random thoughts in nature. When you had random fantasies about older men, thought about your mother was also random. ...  Read Full »

I was involved in a sexual activity with my partner last month but, did not have intercourse. Her period is delayed now. Is she pregnant?

Query: Hello doctor,For two months I was having severe anxiety that I could not even walk properly. There was a lot of loss of balance then I visited a neurologist for consultation. He advised me on a bundle of tests and also told me about brain MRI. All my reports were normal including brain MRI. Then pre...  Read Full »


Dr. Sanap Sneha Umrao

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If every investigation comes normal and you have anxiety you should consult a psychiatrist rather than a neurologist. This will help in making the right diagnosis of symptoms. If the anxiety is persistent the dose of Fluoxetine (Silicone and Titanium dioxide) can be in...  Read Full »

I have a month between the periods and my last intercourse. Am I safe from pregnancy?

Query: Hello doctor, My menstruation period and my sex have a one-month duration. Is it safe for me to avoid pregnancy? Please help me. Thank you.  Read Full »


Dr. Balakrishnan R

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. How are you doing? For a young lady like you usually, ovulation occurs around the 12 to 16th day of the period. The life of an egg is 24 hours and that of sperm is 72 hours. So as you can imagine you are in a safe zone. A month after periods, the egg will not be availa...  Read Full »

How many times a day can you masturbate?

Query: Hello doctor, How many times can I masturbate a day? I am a 14 year old boy going through puberty and hence such doubts.  Read Full »


Dr. Bharat Udey

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is one of its kind and the most interesting question that I have come across. It is good to see that how an adolescent can be so inquisitive about his sexual development. In males, sexual maturity begins to appear during puberty that is, by the age of 13-14 years. H...  Read Full »

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