Katie Ortman Doble is a headhunter, stage 4 cancer survivor, patient and sexual health advocate, keynote speaker and author (blog: Future Happy Self) who is currently seeking an agent for her memoir. She and her husband, Nick, reside in Denver with their doghter, Alice. Connect on Liinks and follow Katie on Instagram/X @ceortman.
Seventeen years ago, I stared up at the ceiling tiles of a colorless doctor’s office, with my legs spread and my feet in stirrups while the nurse practitioner examined the bump on my vagina. “Oh, it’s just a wart,” she said nonchalantly. My face flushed and tears welled up the moment the words left her mouth.
While HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are dozens of others — and it’s important to break the stigma around all of them. I don’t ever want anyone to go through what I went through. Here are a few things I think we can do to combat that: Teach comprehensive sex education to young people, not just abstinence. Talk with your partner before becoming sexually active.
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