My male cousins, my brothers and I were born in the United States during the 1940's and 1950's. My cousins, brothers and I were all circumcised a few days after we were born.... moreMy male cousins, my brothers and I were born in the United States during the 1940's and 1950's. My cousins, brothers and I were all circumcised a few days after we were born. My uncles, aunts and my parents did not have religious beliefs that made circumcision essential.
I am male. For many years my primary care physicians were male. However, my healthcare provider assigned a female doctor as my primary care physician after my male prim... moreI am male. For many years my primary care physicians were male. However, my healthcare provider assigned a female doctor as my primary care physician after my male primary care physician left the medical practice. I was not totally comfortable in discussing certain things with my female doctor. After qualifying for Medicare I selected a male doctor as my primary care physician.
I have been wearing hearing aids for many years; they help by increasing the volume of the sounds and decrease background noise and also make the spoken words come out sharper. Onl... moreI have been wearing hearing aids for many years; they help by increasing the volume of the sounds and decrease background noise and also make the spoken words come out sharper. Only problem for me is that I seem to be almost totally deaf to certain letters to identify spoken words eg you say 'look' and I might only hear the oo and not the l and k. So if a person speaks too many words in a sentence that I cannot identify then I am at a loss to establish what they are saying and that does happen a lot. But I still would not want to leave home without my aids. less
My mother gave birth to me in a hallway of the hospital because there were no available rooms in the hospital. Also, a female doctor brought me into this world (I was born in... moreMy mother gave birth to me in a hallway of the hospital because there were no available rooms in the hospital. Also, a female doctor brought me into this world (I was born in 1950, and there were few female doctors during that era and in the hospital in the metropolitan area of California where I was born).
