Doctors hear many of the same basic questions about sex from their patients.
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New research reveals a link between a diagnosis of cancer and a lifetime number of 10 or more sexual partners. But there are some flaws in the research we need to consider in interpreting the results.
Family structure and family support are protective factors against transactional sex among adolescents and young adults.
Nearly everything known about Ebola virus persistence in the reproductive system has resulted from testing semen of West African Ebola virus disease survivors.
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Why it's important South Africa doesn't ignore sexually transmitted infections.
STI prevention was largely driven by HIV prevention. With changes in HIV prevention initiatives that don’t really take into account other STIs, there’s need to refocus STI prevention.
As ophthalmologists, we’ve noticed an uptick in cases of vision problems caused by syphilis. Practising safe sex is important for our eye health too.
Blaming the rapid increases in syphilis cases on PrEP is an oversimplification of a complex problem.
Modern factors are seeing a revival of the STI that was once consigned to history.
According to experts, ladybirds are no more dangerous than they were before.
An increase in condomless sex in PrEP users is predictable as preventing HIV is the key motivator for condom use among gay and bisexual men.
The HIV prevention drug Truvada (PrEP) will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from this Sunday, moving Australia closer to achieving its goal of ending new HIV transmissions by 2020.
Young people in remote Aboriginal communities have high rates of STIs for a number of reasons, including inconsistent condom use and poor access to health services.
Gonorrhoea has seen a sharp increase in diagnosis rates, of up to 94% in some groups.
NSW has changed its laws imposing criminal penalties on someone with an STI who doesn’t take “reasonable precautions” to not infect their sexual partner.
Sex education in progressive countries like The Netherlands and Switzerland emphasizes intimacy, adventure and connection. Lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexual dysfunction ensue.
Despite significant medical advances, rates of sexually transmitted infections are on the rise, including some old foes like syphilis.
At a time when a new national school curriculum is starting its pilot phase in Kenya, a study shows the massive gaps in sexuality education programmes.
A new study has found rates of genital warts have decreased significantly since the HPV vaccine was introduced.
The defunding of Planned Parenthood is a goal of many in the new administration. Here’s a look at the facts about the group, including the number of people it serves and the services it provides.
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, Public Health Ethics, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Director of POCHE Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Adolescent Health, Co-Head of the General Practice Clinical School, University of Sydney
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Honorary Fellow at Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne
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PhD candidate and research assistant, Burnet Institute
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Associate Professor in Public Health, University of York
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Research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Research Fellow, PhD candidate, La Trobe University
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Epidemiologist and Public Health Specialist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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PhD Researcher in Ecology, Anglia Ruskin University
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La Trobe University
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Reader in HIV and STI Epidemiology, UCL
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University