sexual health
HPV vaccination rates growing strongly
Positive strides have been made in the immunisation of Australian girls against HPV, according to a new AIHW report The school-based National HPV Vaccination Program for girls began in 2007, and …
Clinical tips: menstruation
It can be hard to work out what’s normal when it comes to menstruation, write Dr Esther Lau and Professor Lisa Nissen For many women, “that time of the month” …
NZ pill downschedule good news for women, pharmacy
Women in New Zealand will now be able to buy some oral contraceptives over the counter The Medicines Classification Committee recommendation follows an application by Green Cross Health and Natalie …
Campaign redefines ‘safe sex’
A new health campaign targeting gay men is seeking to raise awareness about new approaches to HIV prevention that don’t always involve condoms Launched today by ACON, NSW’s HIV prevention, …
Male contraceptive “akin to IUD” on horizon
A new type of reversible, non-hormonal male contraceptive has been found to work reliably in primates Known as Vasalgel, the contraceptive works by blocking the vas deferens (the tube that …
Clinical tips: STIs
Louis Roller takes a look at the issue of sexually transmitted infections Sexually transmitted diseases or infections (STDs or STIs) include: HIV, hepatitis B, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis as well …
HIV at all time high in Aboriginal population
New national statistics released from the Australasian Sexual Health and HIV & AIDS Conferences reveal that HIV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is at an all time high, …
One in 20 have chlamydia
One in twenty young Aussies has chlamydia, and most of them don’t know it, new figures show. The latest annual reports about sexually transmitted diseases in Australia show that at …
MyLife+ app to help HIV positive take health control
Viiv and NAPWHA launch a free app to help Australians with HIV which could help improve medicines compliance ViiV Healthcare in collaboration with the National Association of People with HIV …
Poor, remote and Aboriginal have higher STI risk
A unique 21-year study of more than 2.4 million cases of infectious disease across Australia reveals a major social divide where being poorer, living remotely or being an Indigenous Australian …
Why Christie Hayes’ EC requests were handled poorly
Here’s how pharmacists could have better handled Christie Hayes’ requests for emergency contraception, writes Jarrod McMaugh A few days ago, MamaMia published an article written by Christie Hayes describing her …
‘I will do whatever it takes to make sure she doesn’t fall pregnant to him.’
Despite celebrities’ concerns, refusal of third-party EC supply can sometimes be justified, pharmacists have told AJP Over the weekend former Home and Away star Christie Hayes wrote a blog on Mamamia …