HIV & AIDS
'Smart' segmented ring device delivers medications to stop HIV transmission
Researchers have designed a device that delivers two medications that help stop HIV transmission.
Jun 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Covid measures cut Norway's sexually-transmitted infections
Sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) declined sharply in Norway last year thanks to social distancing during the pandemic, official statistics published on Thursday showed.
Jun 3, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study explores link between methamphetamine use and risky sexual behavior
Recreational use of the illicit drug methamphetamine has long been associated with increases in overall impatient and risky behavior. Now, a new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers affirms that meth use increases ...
Sep 30, 2020
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Health
Condoms are the best defence against rising sexually transmitted infections
Rates of sexually transmitted infections in Canada have increased dramatically over the past decade, despite earlier public health and sexuality education interventions that reduced the rate of sexually transmitted infections ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Health
Use of emergency contraceptive pills among Scandinavian women
Use of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) is common among Scandinavian women, with one-third having used them at least once, according to a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
May 6, 2020
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Pediatrics
Sexual risk behavior is reduced with involvement of parents and healthcare providers
Health care providers and parents have been valuable partners in managing adolescent sexual and reproductive health. But research has been limited concerning the efficacy of "triadic" interventions, or those implemented with ...
Apr 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus may spark 'devastating' global condom shortage
A global condom shortage is looming as the coronavirus pandemic shutters factories and disrupts supply chains, the world's top maker of the contraceptives said, with the United Nations warning of "devastating" consequences.
Apr 8, 2020
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Survey of Canadians' condom use reveals demographic, social trends in protective practices
Researchers at McMaster University have peered into the most intimate moments of sexually active women and men across Canada to ask if they're using condoms, all in an effort to gather data that could inform decisions around ...
Feb 20, 2020
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Health
USPSTF recommends behavioral counseling for STI prevention
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends behavioral counseling for sexually active adolescents and for adults with increased sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk. These recommendations form the basis ...
Dec 18, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
HIV campaign tackles sex taboos in S.Sudan
In Andrew Makech's home village near Rumbek in central South Sudan, few have ever heard of a condom, and broaching the topic of its use would be considered taboo.
Nov 30, 2019
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