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The most embarrassing health questions people google

Some secrets are only safe for your search engine.


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Sometimes, Google’s the only place you’re comfortable taking awkward health questions. While you don’t need to be shy—trust us, your doctor’s probably heard it already—it can be a huge relief to find answers on your own.

But instead of making you sift through countless suspicious posts across the web, we rounded up some of Google’s top blush-worthy searches. Here are science-backed answers to the questions you’re too nervous to ask out loud.

Written by Rose Hayes, MA, RN.
Medically reviewed by Joanne Perron, MD, MPH.November, 2024
Updated onAugust, 2026
Written by Rose Hayes, MA, RN.
Medically reviewed by Joanne Perron, MD, MPH.November, 2024
Updated onAugust, 2026
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