Sexual Health
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Experts flag increasing sexual violence in conflicts AAP - 03-06-2025
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
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Gonorrhoea spike prompts plea for regular testing AAP - 20-02-2024
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
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Safe sex messaging pushed after concerning rise in STIs AAP - 14-01-2024
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.
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Sexual health clinics under presser as STI cases rise AAP - 09-07-2023
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
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Victorians still can't access sexual health services AAP - 18-05-2023
Victoria's health department does not know whether its sexual and reproductive health hubs are actually helping more people access support services. There
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Distance driving STI check delays AAP - 29-10-2022
Distance from sexual health care, rather than socio-economic status, is the main factor preventing Australians from seeking checks for sexually transmitted infections, research
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Sexual violence rife on dating apps AAP - 04-10-2022
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.
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Locking lips can lead to gonorrhoea AAP - 08-09-2022
Locking lips can have some unexpected consequences, with a new Melbourne study finding gonorrhoea is being transmitted through kissing. Researchers surveyed
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Experiences of discrimination drive distrust in digital health Health Times - 21-10-2020
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
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Increase in HIV cases, but decline in numbers first diagnosed in New Zealand Health Times - 09-06-2020
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.
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Reporting the facts on Indigenous STIs Health Times - 19-02-2020
Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being discouraged from seeking medical help due to public assumptions that sexually transmissible infections (STIs)
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The number of sexually transmitted infections reported in NSW has increased AAP - 11-09-2019
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.
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Study shows that HIV rates in Australia have dropped to 18-year low AAP - 03-07-2019
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.
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UNSW survey finds most young Australians are not using condoms HealthTimes - 30-05-2019
Many young Australians are having sex without using condoms, exposing themselves to the risk of contracting a sexually transmissible infection [STI]. UNSW’s
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Pelvic workout could help men's performance in the bedroom AAP - 15-05-2019
Men who suffer from sexual dysfunction have been told a targeted pelvic workout could help their performance in the bedroom. Men struggling
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HIV self-testing device becomes available as latest NSW HIV data is released HealthTimes - 05-04-2019
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
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People failing to use condoms has led to a surge in indigenous HIV AAP - 01-04-2019
The gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in sexual health is widening, according to a new study. The finding comes as a significant
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South Korea's total fertility rate has hit a record low of 0.98 in 2018 AAP - 28-02-2019
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.
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Trial prompts rethink of current focus to control Australia's most common STI HealthTimes - 01-11-2018
Australia’s most common sexually transmitted infection, chlamydia, is unlikely to be eliminated by opportunistic testing in general practice, a landmark trial has revealed,
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An Asian fertility business targets millennials AAP - 24-10-2018
An Asian fertility franchise setting up shop in Melbourne says it will "transform" the fertility management industry by providing "pay as you go"

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