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Sexually transmitted infections
Routine tests prompted by electronic patient records increase rates of STI diagnoses among HIV-positive people in London

The implementation of systematic, frequent and routine screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) led to a significant increase in the number of infections detected among HIV-positive people in

Published
13 hours ago
By
Michael Carter
HIV prevention policy
Lukewarm reaction to government’s sexual health framework for England

Just two weeks before local authorities take over the commissioning of sexual health services – and twelve years since a sexual health strategy was last published –

Published
19 March 2013
By
Roger Pebody
Telling people you have HIV
I'm Sorry My HIV Offends You

It's easy to be an ass on mobile dating apps because you can hide behind a cell phone. It's also easy to get your feelings hurt if you don't quickly come to terms with the fact that guys online can be vicious.

Published
17 March 2013
From
Huffington Post
Religion and faith
Pope Francis' View on Contraception Could Impact AIDS Work

Catholic organizations around the world are still digesting how the selection of Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, now Pope Francis , might impact their work, and that includes disease-prevention efforts.

Published
15 March 2013
From
ABC News
Sexually transmitted infections
Outbreaks and incidents relating to sexually transmitted or sexually transmissible infections in England

Outbreak and incident management is a core element of sexual health commissioning and this briefing provides information on recent incidents across England and sets out recommendations for commissioners in local authorities.

Published
11 March 2013
From
Health Protection Agency
Contraception
Contraceptive injections and HIV infection risk – a public health conundrum

The concerns about a possible increase in risk of HIV acquisition with some hormonal contraceptive methods need to be understood in the context of the

Published
10 March 2013
By
Roger Pebody
HIV and criminal law
UK healthcare workers need better information and guidance on HIV criminalisation

Support services for people living with HIV would benefit from better information and support around prosecutions for the sexual transmission of HIV, according to a report released

Published
07 March 2013
By
Roger Pebody
Condoms and lubricant
Consistent condom use in anal sex stops 70% of HIV infections, study finds, but intermittent use has no effect

An analysis by Dawn Smith of the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) on

Published
04 March 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Sexually transmitted infections
New action plan launched to combat emerging threat of untreatable gonorrhoea in England and Wales

Gonorrhoea is the second most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in England. In 2011, new diagnoses rose to nearly 21,000, jumping 25 per cent in one year. Over a third of cases were in men who have sex with men, up from around a quarter in 2010.

Published
27 February 2013
From
Health Protection Agency
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Gays can't have sex

'Gays can’t have sex. We can have only “safer sex” or “protected sex” (where condoms or any other form of barriers are used). The sad part of “protected sex” is that it implies that sex between men is not safe,...' - psychotherapiast Marco Posadas ponders whether 'safer sex' is having a damaging effect on gay men's self-image.

Published
22 February 2013
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