Too Soon?

 

"My eleven year old son and I were out at the store when some dude walked by in a tshirt with a saying on it about boners. I heard my son stifle a laugh as the guy walked by. Is it too soon to have the talk and instruct him on jerking off?"

Obviously he knows what a boner is or he wouldn't have laughed.

So, I'd say, no, it's not too soon --- it's perfect timing. And he's given you the perfect excuse and opportunity to teach him about his body, and what he can expect over the next six to ten years.

The perpetual hard-ons, 

 the super boners,

that masturbation is not only natural and normal but healthy. You should encourage that because he can learn what feels good to him and learn to control his ejaculations.

I'd be totally remiss if I did not also suggest that you talk to his doctor about the HPV vaccine before your son becomes sexually active with others. And that you or his doctor instruct him and get him into the habit

of doing the monthly Ball Check. 

Let's Talk

 Let's talk vaccine.

No, not COVID-19.

HPV.

I've posted in the past about the HPV vaccine and how important it is to get your kids vaccinated. The recommended age range was 12 - 24 but, preferably before they become sexually active. Now, I'm seeing TV ads for Gardisil-9 promoting it for up to age 45.

45, guys.

The thing about HPV is that it can cause cancers which can crop up late(r) in life. I know two guys who developed mouth cancer - for no apparent reason. Never used tobacco in any form.

HPV.

The commercials for the vaccine states "a variety" of cancers, the one they never mention on TV: Penile cancer. I will spare you the gruesome photos. You really don't want to see them. And you certainly don't want that cancer.

If you are in the age range,

 or your kids are in that age range

make sure this one is added to the vaccination schedule.

Those Ads Again

 

"We've been seeing those ads for HPV on tv again. We have a young son and wonder just how important is it to get him this vaccination. The commercials have parents saying things like Get lost cancer. But what types of cancer does this disease cause and when?"

Good questions. Very good questions. 

Let me give you a hint.

Human Papilliomavirus (HPV) is a form of STI (sexually transmitted infection). You think your kid might not need the vaccine? Think again.

It's recommended that people get the vaccine before they become sexually active (that does not include masturbation, btw). Why? According to the CDC, "79 million Americans, most in their late teens and early 20s, are infected with HPV."

As medicalnewstoday explains, "Common symptoms of some types of HPV are warts, especially genital warts. Genital warts may appear as a small bump, cluster of bumps, or stem-like protrusions. They commonly affect the ... penis or scrotum in men. They may also appear around the anus and in the groin."

Ultimately, the virus may cause a variety of cancers; Penile cancer among them. Older people are being diagnosed with oral cancers traced back to HPV. It may be a result of oral sex, it may simply be they were infected through genital-to-genital activity.

But, imagine you decide not to get your son vaccinated. Whether in his teens or his early adult life he contracts the virus. Years could go by and suddenly, there's this odd spot on his cock. Like most men, he ignores it until it's really bothering him.

Dignosis: Penile cancer. Prognosis: Good, but....

It's bad enough he's got cancer. Worse, he's going to lose a good portion of his cock to a surgeon's scalpel. I know you don't want that to happen. Talk to his doctor, schedule a complete exam, and ask when he should begin the series of injections.

Did You?

Startling new information about HPV - human papilloma virus. Fifty percent of parents are refusing to get their age-appropriate (11 and 12) kids vaccinated. It would seem they aren't aware of the ravages this common virus can wreak.

This vaccine prevents a variety of cancers. When asked in a survey by the Annals of Internal Medicine, more than 80% of men and women, ages 18 - 26, didn't know that HPV causes: Cervical, anal, penile, throat, and oral cancers.

Did you?

A few years ago a friend of mine went through treatment (surgery, radiation, chemo) for an oral-throat cancer. He's in his 70s, never smoked, never drank to excess, and wondered how or why he developed the cancer. Well, oral sex - at some point in his life - with someone who had the HPV virus is likely the cause.

Did you know that "catch-up" vaccination is recommended for anyone up to age 26?

 Did you know you can still get vaccinated if you're between the ages of 27 and  46?

Talk to your doctor.

It would probably be a very good idea if you are not in a monogamous relationship and indulging in unprotected oral or anal sex.