Jen and Ian (not their real names) started dating at 16. Soon, they were head over heels. Each time they cuddled and kissed, Jen’s excitement grew.
But when it came to sex, Jen was worried. If they had intercourse, she could contract a sexually transmitted infection (STI) or get pregnant. Besides, she didn’t feel ready to […]
ACT Health and police have issued a warning to clients of a Canberra sex worker who has at least one sexually transmitted disease.
Hector Scott, 41, from Kingston appeared in the ACT Magistrates court this morning charged with knowingly transmitting a sexually transmitted disease and failing to register as a sex worker.
ACT Health and ACT policing […]
Pacific Magazine recently profiled the Oceania Society for Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, which was launched in March 2007 and is “increasingly recognized” among countries in the region as a professional organization representing health care workers. The society has 65 members — including a number of doctors, nurses, counselors, scientists and lab technicians — from […]
Following a recent column in which I discussed the risks versus benefits of testosterone supplementation in older men, a reader wrote to ask me if there were still any medically appropriate reasons for men to receive testosterone replacement therapy. Aside from its use to treat flagging libido in men with documented low levels of […]
PATIENTS will be able to receive medical treatment and check-ups as they do their weekly shop, in a radical shake-up of the health service announced yesterday.
Nicola Sturgeon, the health secretary, pledged to improve public health, tackle inequalities and speed up access to care in the ambitious three-year action plan.
One of the most innovative schemes […]
HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be opening an office in Nottingham in January to provide services to people in the city who are living with or affected by HIV. The services are being funded by Nottingham City Primary Care Trust and Nottingham City Council.
THT will be providing one to one […]
The sexual landscape has changed. Sexual networks are now different. Gay and bisexual men who don’t adjust to these circumstances could soon get a nasty surprise…
People often think of STIs at a micro or personal level – “I haven’t changed how I have sex therefore my risks of acquiring an infection are the same as […]
The contraceptive Pill will be available from chemists without a prescription next year in an attempt to tackle Britain’s persistent problem of teenage pregnancy.
Under the pilot scheme, women will be able to have a private consultation with a pharmacist, where any health risks will be assessed, before obtaining the Pill free.
Like doctors, pharmacists will be […]
Accident-prone new drivers, roaming sex offenders top list of complaints in Auditor-General’s 494-page report
When the Ontario government unveiled a new driver’s licence system back in 1994, the plan was to allow novices behind the wheel only after they had acquired experience and safe driving skills. But the system has done the exact opposite, producing graduates […]
Despite the recent good news that fewer people worldwide are infected with HIV than previously thought, HIV remains one of the major public health challenges of our time. Even with life-saving drugs becoming available to more and more people, keeping people from being infected in the first place represents the only realistic way to curb […]
