Many people in their 20s and 30s now feel their sex education was lacking when it came to learning things of practical value.
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Prejudice and stigma can discourage the communities most affected by infectious diseases from seeking care. Inclusive public health messaging can prevent misinformation and guide the most vulnerable.
It seems more heterosexual couples are giving anal sex a go. There are some additional health considerations to bear in mind before you get started.
Social media platforms can be put to great use when it comes to promoting sexual health. But invoking threats and fear limits information reach and impact.
Pleasure-based sex education allows young people to safely explore and develop critical thinking around sex and relationships.
Oral sex is common among young people. Protection from STIs is not.
Sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis can provide ideal conditions for HIV infection in women. A new test aims to detect these conditions even when women don’t show symptoms.
In a Nigerian study, both women and men emphasised “trust” and “safe spaces” when discussing sexual health.
The reasons for the hesitancy to donate blood are complex and include a fear of needles and lack of awareness. Awareness and education drives to dispel the fear of donating are important.
This research provides fresh insights into strategies that can be used to improve the lives of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa and around the world.
You can have this STI without knowing it, or have symptoms, it can affect men and women, and it can be treated with antibiotics. Left untreated, it may cause complications.
The African continent has the highest burden of gonorrhoea worldwide. In South Africa alone, it’s estimated that more than 2 million new cases occur annually.
People may not be using condoms at the same rate as before, but it is difficult to know for sure because there is a lack of data.
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.
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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.
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.
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer 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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PhD candidate and research assistant, Burnet Institute
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Head of Public Health, Co-Head HIV Elimination Program, Head of Justice Health Research, Burnet Institute
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Emeritus Professor, University of New England
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Emeritus Professor, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Program Head of Surveillance Evaluation and Research, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Monash University
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Honorary Fellow at Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney
