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Category: Sexual HealthThe news items published under this category are as follows.
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Condoms forgotten
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There was once a time, in the not too distant past, when many gay men — older men, teens, even gay porn stars — wouldn’t think about having unprotected sex, particularly with casual sex.
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Rare STD spreads to U.K. gay men
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Cases of the sexually transmitted infection lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) have been recorded in London's gay community, despite efforts to raise awareness of the threat facing gay men.
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Gene determines risk of HIV/Aids
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Gene analysis Researchers looked for copies of a particular gene
Scientists suggest people with more copies of a certain gene are less likely to become infected with the HIV virus or to develop Aids.
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Alcohol link with HIV
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Contact with alcohol makes cells in the mouth more susceptible to HIV during oral sex, a recent study has found.
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Circumcision protects against HIV, but not STDs
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Despite findings that circumcision significantly protects some men from catching HIV, having your foreskin docked does not seem to protect against any of the other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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Syphilis cases among gay men link to oral sex
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A report published this week by the Chicago Department of Public Health shows that about 20% of the newly diagnosed syphilis cases occurring among gay men in the city from 2000 to 2002 were linked to oral sex.
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Rare sexually transmitted infection outbreak in London
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The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has identified an outbreak of another sexually transmitted infection amongst gay men in London. This time, 14 cases of shigellosis, caused by the bacterium Shigella sonnei, have been reported. Shigellosis is highly infectious, can cause severe, prolonged and sometimes bloody diarrhoea, and can be more serious in HIV-positive people.
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STDs
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Which unprotected or protected sexual activities poses the greatest risk for each of the primary STDs. What risk factors are you prepared to live with.
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Condoms Facts
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Condoms are a barrier method of preventing the exchange of blood, semen, anal and vaginal secretions, which are the primary routes of STD transmission and also as a contraception to avoid unwanted pregnancies.
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Poor Sex Education helps spread HIV
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HIV spreading because people fail to understand what sexual activities are or not safe. It appears that the HIV virus expoits individuals who have
a poor understanding of which sexual activities, spreads the infection.
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Regular Sexual Health Check-Ups
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If you see your dentist every 6 or 12 months for check ups and your eye tests also. A good discipline is to have free sexual health check ups every 12 months and if you have more than one sexual partner every week at least every 6 months. We encourage you to have regular sexual health checks.
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Monogamous Sex the only option
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The main solution to freedom from Sexual Infections and diseases.
We look at traditional values in relationships
to combat the spread of STI.
The only alternative for gay people today.
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Hepatitis B
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Hepatitis B
Know the facts and understand how to prevent yourself from infection.
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Molluscum Virus
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Molluscum contagiosum is a viral infection of the skin. It appears as small, pearl-shaped spots which are pink in colour.
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Hepatitis A
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What is type A hepatitis ?
Hepatitis is the Latin word for liver inflammation. Type A hepatitis is caused by a virus called hepatitis A virus. Other types of infectious liver inflammation include hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
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Gonorrhoea (clap)
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Gonorrhoea is a venereal disease caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Genital warts
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Genital warts are a sexually transmitted condition caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV)
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Candida (yeast-like fungus )
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Infection of the skin by Candida albican
(cutaneous candidiasis)
What is it?
An infection of the skin by the yeast-like fungus Candida albicans.
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