Tag: Sexual Health
Sexual health checks could start in pub loos
Australians are slack about getting tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but a new program could mean getting checked is as easy as going to the loo on a night out. [MORE]
Brothers delay onset of sisters' periods
Australian researchers have found having older brothers delays the age at which girls get their periods, a result that raises more questions than answers.[MORE]
Maths solves sperm movement mystery
UK scientists may have unravelled one of the long-standing mysteries of human fertility: why sperm cells tend to behave like tiny, surface-seeking missiles.[MORE]
Treating sex infections in kids 'soul destroying'
Rates of sexually transmitted infections in young children reveal a concerning level of sexual abuse, the Australian Medical Association says.[MORE]
Dozens of NT children with sex infections
A Northern Territory Government report has revealed high numbers of children suffering from sexually transmitted infections.[MORE]
Genital wart decline sparks call for men's vaccine
A study has found the cervical cancer vaccination program for women has dramatically reduced the spread of the papilloma virus in Australia.[MORE]
Govt funds STI media campaign
The Federal Government has allocated fresh funds for sexual health media campaigns in a bid to reduce the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Kimberley.[MORE]
Blood service backs gay donor rules
The Red Cross Blood Service has rejected claims that changes to its blood donor guidelines discriminate against homosexual men.[MORE]
Gay activist says blood donor rules discriminatory
The Red Cross is being asked to explain why it is now easier for people who have been pierced, tattooed or had acupuncture to become blood donors, but not gay men.[MORE]
Half of new HIV cases in heterosexuals
The AIDS Council in South Australia says more heterosexual people are contracting HIV.[MORE]
Contraceptive pill turns 50
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the oral contraceptive pill, which first became available to women in the United States in 1960.[MORE]
Australia may face untreatable gonorrhoea
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning that gonorrhoea may soon become untreatable.[MORE]
Staying fit helps men's reproductive health
Older men worried about their sexual performance might consider another form of huffing and puffing.[MORE]
Indigenous superhero promotes safe sex
An animated superhero is being used to spread the safe sex message in Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.[MORE]
HIV infections increasing in Queensland
Queensland Health says the number of reported HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) cases in the state is climbing.[MORE]
Size does matter in Switzerland
There is controversy in Switzerland over a new brand of condoms that is being marketed at boys as young as 12.[MORE]
Let's talk about...cling wrap
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With children reaching puberty younger than ever before there are calls for an overhaul of sex education in the classroom. And it's coming from the students.[MORE]
Forum told more sex ed needed
There is a call in Tasmania for the adoption of a standard sex education program for schools. [MORE]
The day in Qld politics: valuations, privatisations, condoms
Premier Anna Bligh has defended planned changes to land valuations law.[MORE]
Zuma's affair 'undermines safe sex campaign'
South African President Jacob Zuma is not having a good week.[MORE]
Zuma admits fathering child out of wedlock
South African President Jacob Zuma has confirmed he fathered a child outside of wedlock last year. [MORE]
Polygamist president under fire over affair
South African President Jacob Zuma has been accused of setting a poor example in his attitude to safe sex, after reportedly fathering a child out of wedlock.[MORE]
Sex diseases affecting young children
A Northern Territory health report says six children under 10 were found to have sexually transmitted infections in the first half of 2009.[MORE]
Rise in HIV infections
A sustained rise in the number of Tasmanians with HIV has prompted renewed warnings about unprotected sex.[MORE]
'Longer sex' company condemned for phone prescriptions
A parliamentary inquiry into impotence medications has recommended an end to over-the-phone prescriptions for new users of the treatment.[MORE]
