Ask the Expert

Read before you ask!

  Steps to asking a question:

"Ask the Expert" is for teens 13 to 20.

This Web site is meant for educational purposes and should not replace appointments with your personal health care provider. NOTE: Due the number of questions we receive, we cannot answer every question.

 

What will we answer?

We answer: We don't answer:
  • New questions that have not been asked by someone else
  • General questions about physical or mental health

Ode to Teens

Oh visiting teens looking for the 411
Please do not dump questions here
about your bumps, lumps,
rashes, or swelling.

We cannot imagine your odors or oozing.
The color, the size, and smell elude us.

No doctor can answer these question without looking, seeing, swabbing, and even smelling!

Instead, please pick up a phone
and make an appointment
those issues belong with the doctor
and ointments!

  • Suicide questions (We do not have the resources to respond to suicide questions. Call 1-800-SUICIDE for immediate assistance. Help is available 24 hours a day.)
  • Specific health questions --questions that require a doctor's examination. For example, bumps, lumps, rashes or dots on the skin need to be examined to determine what it might be.
  • Repeat or similar questions. Check before you ask.

Privacy

  1. For your privacy, we cannot answer your questions directly. New answers are posted on the Web site about once a week.
  2. We reserve the right not to answer any question we feel is inappropriate for teens.

 

Legal Disclaimer

Answers are the opinion of the author(s) and not necessarily that of your health care provider, the Palo Alto Medical Clinic, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation or Sutter Health. This information is provided for your general information and education only, and should not be relied upon for personal diagnosis or treatment. If you feel like you have an illness or need emotional support for a problem, please contact you personal physician NOW.

 

Having read the first four steps, please ask your question below:

Please keep your question brief -- maximum of 250 characters.

Although questions are anonymous, we do like to know who and from where people come from to use our site -- it helps us to understand our audience. The following questions are all optional.

Age:

Gender: Female Male

City: State: Zip:

Country (if not in US):



  • Questions about suicide? Call the NATIONAL SUICIDE HOTLINE 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)