There are certain questions that come with the job, like “Does this look infected?” or “Can you identify this insect I just picked off myself?” I do think I’ve found my limit, though with:
“Would you mind looking at this sext my boyfriend sent me and telling me what is wrong with his junk?”
#1) He is not my patient-you are. #2) Even if he was my patient, I can’t diagnose from a naked selfie on an i-phone (I suspect that doesn’t count as a doctor-patient relationship). #3) Even if I could diagnose from that he’s in another state and I’m licensed in this one. #4) You haven’t explained what you are seeing that is “wrong”. #5) Scratch that-I don’t want to look that closely. #6) While I am quite used to looking at senior citizens’ “junk” it is rarely in the context of an aroused selfie. #7) He doesn’t know you are showing this to me! You don’t go showing naked pictures of people to strangers (to them) without their permission. #8) While I’d love to help, I’m going to limit it to the following: Be safe-use a condom.
That is all. Now if you have any other questions that pertain to your health while you are here, please feel free to ask.
Read your doctor’s privacy notice. They can, or will, or are legally obliged to report to authorities certain things that they might know or suspect about you. Like, if they have any suspicion that you might have has sexual contact with a protected class of people (minors). Of that you harbor thoughts about assassinating the president.
Doctor-patient confidentiality is a myth in the USA. At the federal level, doctor-patient privilege is not recognized at all, and each state has its own limited level of confidentiality in criminal or even civil proceedings.