Embarrassed British doctors
Many British doctors are embarrassed to talk with patients about sexual side effects of illness or medication. One female patient says, "I was 26 when I had the [back] surgery and didn’t think I’d ever have sex again because no one would give me constructive advice. Sex would cause me excruciating back pain for days. I’d ask seemingly serious specialists for advice on sex and they would be amused and start cracking jokes. I felt as if I was watching them audition for a Carry On film. Another common reaction would be excruciating, toe-curling embarrassment, which made me feel ashamed for having asked." (Link snagged from World Sex News.)
