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| UpdatedSex workers in the Northern Territory will be significantly safer if the industry is decriminalised, and the Northern Territory Government holds true to its promise to review the legislation, peak bodies say.
Topics: prostitution, laws, government-and-politics, occupational-health-and-safety, sexual-health, darwin-0800
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Topics: community-and-society, sexuality, health, diseases-and-disorders, sexually-transmitted-diseases, sexual-health, youth, lismore-2480, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedA new study shows many young people feel confident about their condom use, despite often using them incorrectly and inconsistently.
Topics: diseases-and-disorders, sexually-transmitted-diseases, sexual-health, youth, carnivals-and-festivals, lismore-2480, sydney-2000
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The office of South Korean President Park Geun-hye says it bought dozens of Viagra pills while preparing for her trip to Africa this year, not for anyone's erectile dysfunction but to treat possible altitude sickness.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, health, sexual-health, korea-republic-of
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| UpdatedVictoria's growing transgender community demands greater action to tackle long public waiting lists to access hormone therapy.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, sexual-health, health, sexuality, doctors-and-medical-professionals, health-administration, government-and-politics, state-parliament, vic, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedIndigenous Australians continue to be disproportionately represented in HIV and sexually transmitted infection rates compared to the wider population, new research finds.
Topics: aids-and-hiv, sexually-transmitted-diseases, sexual-health, healthcare-facilities, health-administration, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, australia
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Transgender people are facing waiting lists of up to six months to see a specialist and a lack of training is compounding the issue, a leading specialist says.
Topics: health, mens-health, womens-health, sexual-health, adelaide-5000, sa
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Do men need to 'woman up' when it comes to sharing the burden of contraception, asks Jo Fox. And does a new DIY intrauterine insemination device really give women the freedom its creators claim?
Topics: parenting, women, womens-health, sexual-health, pregnancy-and-childbirth
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| UpdatedThere's been widespread criticism of legislation being considered by MPs in Papua New Guinea that aims to legalise prostitution.
Topics: sexual-health, prostitution, pacific, papua-new-guinea
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Men who have spent their lives feeling ashamed of their saggy sperm satchel no longer need to suffer, writes Ben Pobjie. Scrotox is finally here.
Topics: men, mens-health, sexual-health, offbeat, comedy-humour, australia
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| UpdatedCasey Conway represents a triple-threat for organisers of the Northern Territory's latest sexual health campaign - he is a former rugby league player, aboriginal and gay.
Topics: sexual-health, sexually-transmitted-diseases, gays-and-lesbians, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, nt, vic
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Fear-inducing adventures outside the bedroom could help reboot sexual attraction in long-term relationships. But how?
Topics: relationships, sexual-health
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The idea of the womb being the seat of irrational and emotional behaviour in women has seemed perfectly logical to men throughout history.
Topics: sexual-health, womens-health, feminism, medical-history, australia
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It is important that men don't put pressure on themselves when their penis isn't performing, an expert says.
Topics: sexual-health, men, mens-health, prahran-3181
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Many couples sleep in separate rooms, whether it is due to snoring, shift work or a variety of other reasons. So how does your sleeping arrangements affect your relationship?
Topics: sleep, relationships, health, lifestyle-and-leisure, sexuality, sexual-health, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedAn independent medical group calls on Australians to rethink their need for colonoscopies, ovarian cancer screening and testing for particular sexual infections, and ask their doctor if it is really necessary.
Topics: health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-procedures, sexual-health, sexually-transmitted-diseases, australia
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There is no such thing as normal when it comes to sex and relationships, says sexologist Dr Nikki Goldstein.
Topics: sexuality, sexual-health, human-interest, relationships, people, hobart-7000
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As Australia's ageing population increases, experts urge older people to talk openly about sex and relationships.
Topics: older-people, sexual-health, healthcare-facilities, lifestyle-and-leisure, people, brisbane-4000
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The Victorian Government calls on its federal counterpart to end the ban on men who have sex with men from donating blood.
Topics: blood, health-policy, sexual-health, australia
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| UpdatedWhat is sex education like in the country famous for its one-child policy? A trend of unwanted pregnancies and a rising HIV rate among students has prompted some campaigners in China to provide "proper" sex ed to the younger generation.
Topics: sexuality, community-and-society, sexual-health, education, china, asia
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| UpdatedAn Emirati citizen seeks leave to have a sex change operation in what would be a first for the United Arab Emirates, newspapers report.
Topics: health, sexuality, community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, medical-ethics, sexual-health, united-arab-emirates
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| UpdatedIf you have cold sores, is it possible to give your partner genital herpes? We ask a sexual health expert.
Topics: health, sexual-health, sexually-transmitted-diseases
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| UpdatedQueensland moves in line with the rest of the country by lowering the age of consent for anal sex to 16, changing an old law described as 'outdated' and 'archaic'.
Topics: sexuality, law-crime-and-justice, state-parliament, sexual-health, qld
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| UpdatedFrequent, satisfying sexual activity poses cardiovascular risks for older men — but regular orgasmic sex could actually protect ageing women from certain health problems, a US study finds.
Topics: sexual-health, sexuality, aged-care, medical-research, mens-health, womens-health, united-states
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| UpdatedRussia reaches a shocking milestone, with over 1 million people officially registered with HIV.
Topics: aids-and-hiv, sexually-transmitted-diseases, sexual-health, community-and-society, sexuality, russian-federation