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Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Unprotected sex eight times more common in serious relationships than casual ones, US gay youth study finds

The strongest single predictor of not using condoms in anal sex in a group of young US gay men was that the relationship was regarded as ‘serious’,

Published
26 August 2011
By
Gus Cairns
Chinese parents worry about sex education booklet

The direct description of sexual intercourse in China's first sex education textbook for primary school students in Beijing has triggered a wave of parental concern.

Published
24 August 2011
From
China Daily
Young people
Sexual and Reproductive Health for young HIV positive adolescents

This manual gives guidance and direction to healthcare workers who recognise that sexual and reproductive health is a critical component of adolescent service provision.

Published
23 August 2011
From
Anova Health Institute
PrEP
PrEP acceptable to gay men and few report that it would change their risk behaviour

Approximately 50% of American gay men said they were likely to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), but few reported that it would lead to a change in their

Published
10 August 2011
By
Michael Carter
Behaviour change interventions
Couple-based counselling reduces HIV risk behaviour in drug-using couples

Couple-based risk counselling reduces rates of unprotected sex in HIV-negative drug-using couples, investigators from New York report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency

Published
10 July 2011
By
Michael Carter
PEP
Intensive and targeted PEP counselling leads to less risky sex afterwards, fewer HIV infections

People at higher risk of HIV infection who take post-exposure prophylaxis benefit from an intensive programme of risk reduction counselling, American researchers report in the 1 July

Published
21 June 2011
By
Roger Pebody
Safer sex
Safer sex in the treatment era

There is mounting evidence that reducing viral load through HIV treatment may be one of the most effective ways of stopping onward transmission of HIV. But how

Published
01 March 2011
From
HIV treatment update
Safer sex
Study finds most lubricants damage rectal cells and some increase HIV activity

A study by the Population Council (Begay 2011) has found that every one of a panel of 41 commercially-available sexual lubricants for sale in the USA damaged human

Published
26 February 2011
By
Gus Cairns
Five Things About HIV They're Not Telling You

Gay men are still forced to piece together the latest facts about HIV, largely due to the reticence of public health messages -- or just plain homophobia.

Published
12 January 2011
From
The Body
Sexually transmitted infections
Persistent genital HSV-2 shedding even in patients with long duration of infection

Rates of genital HSV-2 shedding decrease the longer a patient has had the disease, US investigators report in the January 15th edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Published
11 January 2011
By
Michael Carter
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