Sexting for your health: patients send genitalia photos, raising legal concerns

As doctors try to connect with young patients who are comfortable sharing their most private photos by text, it's uncharted, legally treacherous territory

Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and iMessage have revolutionized the world of sharing penis photos - and not just between friends. As doctors try to connect with young, digitally native patients, those same patients are sending pictures of their genitalia to their doctors' mobile phones.

It is uncharted, legally treacherous territory for clinicians, and the leading American medical organizations have not yet issued guidance on what to do with pictures of patients' genitalia shared over mobile phones.