10 Things to Tell Your Primary Doc

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Have you and your spouse stopped having sex? Are you using the right protection to avoid serious illness? Are you happy at work? What about your financial situation? Strapped for cash?

You must -- MUST -- divulge these and other personal aspects of your life to your doctor. So says Dr. Bernard Kaminetsky, medical director of MDVIP Inc., a national network of affiliated primary care physicians.

THE LIST

1. Over-the-counter meds you are taking

2. All of your ailments, not just the ones for which you are visiting the doctor

3. Sleep habits

4. If you are depressed

5. Your sexual habits

6. What's happening at the office

7. How happy you are with your spouse, lover or children

8. Your financial situation

9. If you are always tired

10. Your hobbies