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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
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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Condoms and lubricant
Condoms used in one-in-four heterosexual encounters in the US

A quarter of heterosexual adults in the United States used a condom the last time they had vaginal sex, researchers from Indiana University have found. Respondents generally reported that

Published
17 February 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Safer sex
Young people know less about HIV and are less trustful of condoms, French survey finds

The first survey for six years of attitudes to HIV and sexual risk behaviour among the general public in France has found that young people are less

Published
10 January 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Young people
Unprotected sex reported by the majority of sexually active adolescents infected with HIV since birth

Close to two-thirds of sexually active adolescents infected with HIV at birth have had unprotected sex, US investigators report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Published
21 November 2012
By
Michael Carter
Microbicides
Some sexual lubricants damage cells – but may not increase HIV risk

An evaluation of 13 sexual lubricants has found that, while many are toxic to the cells that line the vagina and rectum, this does not lead to

Published
09 November 2012
By
Gus Cairns
Conception
"How are we going to have a baby? I’m positive and you’re not"

Joanna Moss of the African Health Policy Network (AHPN) looks at conception and fertility guidelines and services for people living with HIV in the UK.

Published
22 October 2012
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HIV treatment update
HIV and criminal law
Viral load will be no defence against prosecution for HIV exposure or transmission in Norway

HIV campaigners reacted with dismay today to the issuing of a report by a Norwegian Commission on HIV and the Law which, while making one significant concession in

Published
20 October 2012
By
Gus Cairns
Condoms and lubricant
Consistent and correct condom use reduces risk of bacterial STIs by 60%

Consistent and correct condom use provides a high level of protection against bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), US investigators report in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Individuals who always used

Published
26 September 2012
By
Michael Carter
Sexually transmitted infections
ECDC guidance on HPV vaccination: Focus on reaching all girls

The ECDC has published updated Guidance on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in Europe, which recommends that public health initiatives continue to focus on vaccinating girls aged 10-14 before the onset of sexual activity. The Guidance reports that in spite of the benefits of the vaccination, current economic models show that including boys in the current HPV vaccination programmes is unlikely to be cost-effective.

Published
05 September 2012
From
ECDC press release
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