Sexual Health

Sexual violence is becoming more prevalent in conflicts and experts are calling on Australia to hold state and non-state perpetrators accountable. For the first

Gonorrhoea is going around Gippsland at such a rate health authorities are pleading for people to get tested. Notifications of the infection in Gippsland, in

Dating apps will feature a new sexual health campaign urging young Australians to get their "fun parts" tested amid a rise in sexually transmitted infections.

Sexually transmitted infections are rising and it's feared the extra demand for check-ups means some patients can't access treatment quick enough. In

Victoria's health department does not know whether its sexual and reproductive health hubs are actually helping more people access support services. There

Distance from sexual health care, rather than socio-economic status, is the main factor preventing Australians from seeking checks for sexually transmitted infections, research

Dating apps need to better protect their users, after a study revealed high rates of sexual violence, stalking, assault and unwanted sharing of explicit images.

Locking lips can have some unexpected consequences, with a new Melbourne study finding gonorrhoea is being transmitted through kissing. Researchers surveyed

Communities affected by blood-borne viruses and STIs are more likely to opt out of digital health services, says a new national study. People who have experienced

After two years of declining numbers of HIV cases in New Zealand, there was a slight increase in 2019, but many of these cases were first diagnosed overseas.

Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being discouraged from seeking medical help due to public assumptions that sexually transmissible infections (STIs)

The number of gonorrhoea cases reported in NSW has more than doubled and incidences of chlamydia and syphilis have also spiked in the past four years.

The number of people diagnosed with HIV has dropped to an 18-year-low, largely due to a decline in the infection among gay and bisexual men, a study has shown.

Many young Australians are having sex without using condoms, exposing themselves to the risk of contracting a sexually transmissible infection [STI]. UNSW’s

Men who suffer from sexual dysfunction have been told a targeted pelvic workout could help their performance in the bedroom. Men struggling

The state’s leading HIV prevention and support organisation, ACON, has welcomed the release of the latest HIV surveillance figures for NSW showing a decline in HIV notifications

The gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in sexual health is widening, according to a new study. The finding comes as a significant

South Korea's total fertility rate has hit a record low of 0.98 in 2018, a clear warning Asia's fourth-largest economy may face a population decline.

Australia’s most common sexually transmitted infection, chlamydia, is unlikely to be eliminated by opportunistic testing in general practice, a landmark trial has revealed,

An Asian fertility franchise setting up shop in Melbourne says it will "transform" the fertility management industry by providing "pay as you go"