The other microbiome that needs as much attention as our gut

The other microbiome that needs as much attention as our gut

About one in three women will have bacterial vaginosis during their lives,but there are prevention strategies - and men have their role to play,too.

  • byPaula Goodyer

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Less prudish than Sydney:Sexual wellness hits its stride in Melbourne

Less prudish than Sydney:Sexual wellness hits its stride in Melbourne

A new adult store in a popular CBD laneway looks more like a high-end homewares store with the aesthetic of an Aesop shop. And despite some community objection,it’s part of a broader trend sweeping the city.

  • bySophie Aubrey
PCR-test blitz urged to counter Melbourne’s syphilis surge

PCR-test blitz urged to counter Melbourne’s syphilis surge

Doctors say the lessons learnt about containing coronavirus should now be applied to all sexually transmitted infections.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
‘So far from science’:GPs desperate to debunk sexual health myths on social media

‘So far from science’:GPs desperate to debunk sexual health myths on social media

Doctors are fighting an uphill battle against misinformation about sexual health and contraception,as young people turn to social media for advice.

  • byNell Geraets
The game-changing plan to cut barriers to medical abortion
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The game-changing plan to cut barriers to medical abortion

The Therapeutic Goods Administration is considering an application that would make it easier for more doctors to prescribe abortion medication.

  • byNell Geraets
Mistress Lucilla doesn’t need saving. She thinks sex workers are saving Sydney

Mistress Lucilla doesn’t need saving. She thinks sex workers are saving Sydney

As Sydney springs back to life,we reveal its untold stories. In the first of a series about the things we don’t speak about,we look at the challenges in the sex industry.

  • byBillie Eder
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Macron promises sexual health ‘revolution’ for France’s young adults

Macron promises sexual health ‘revolution’ for France’s young adults

The French president launched a new contraception campaign that includes free condoms for people aged 18 to 25,amid growing rates of STDs.

  • byRob Harris
Strangulation during sex has been ‘mainstreamed’ but risks brain damage,experts warn

Strangulation during sex has been ‘mainstreamed’ but risks brain damage,experts warn

What is colloquially called “choking” during sex is increasingly seen as normal by many young people,experts say,but they are unaware of the risks of brain damage or delayed stroke.

  • byWendy Tuohy
No shame:Why we need to talk about sex

No shame:Why we need to talk about sex

As a criminal lawyer,I see every day how our shame around sex contributes directly to sexual violence. We need to end our silence.

  • byKatrina Marson
The NSW towns where teenage pregnancy is on the rise

The NSW towns where teenage pregnancy is on the rise

Data shows 14 LGAs are bucking a global downward trend for teenage birth rates. In one NSW town,almost 60 out of 1000 teenage girls give birth before their 20th birthday.

  • byKate Aubusson
Monkeypox vaccines safe and effective,Australian research finds
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Monkeypox vaccines safe and effective,Australian research finds

World-first data has demonstrated the monkeypox vaccines are safe and effective,but most gay and bisexual men are not yet eligible for a shot.

  • byMary Ward