ONE in 10 Australian women in their late 20s routinely use the notoriously unreliable withdrawal method to avoid pregnancy, a national survey reveals.
Results of the major study present the latest picture on the sexual health of a typical 30-year-old Australian woman. |
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It's so consequence-free. A man and woman find each other attractive, they flirt, then have sex, perhaps more than once. The relationship ends and the couple move on to other people, leaving only bittersweet memories of a brief, intense romance. |
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Devon Primary Care Trust has developed a sexual health strategy that will see young people educated more on sex and relationships and improved access to condoms.The rate of sexually-transmitted infections is continuing to rise, with risk-taking behaviour being blamed. |
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Sexually transmitted infections, once considered a preserve of the young, are increasingly being found in the middle aged and older.
A Happy Couple
Sex is no longer just for the young - but beware STIs are also on the rise
The rate of STIs has more than doubled in less than a decade with the number of infections rocketing 127%, a study of 19 clinics in the West Midlands found. |
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Speaking about the launch of Lord Darzi's Report High Quality Care for All, Julie Bentley, Chief Executive, fpa said:
"We are delighted that Lord Darzi's report has recognised the importance of sexual health and included it as one of six key goals for the NHS, as part of the commissioning of comprehensive wellbeing and prevention services. This is a tremendous step forward. |
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The British government`s Department for International Development (DFID) is supporting a major programme intended to help youths to fight for their right to education and services on sexual reproductive health in rural areas on mainland Tanzania.
Programme manager Dr Dustan Bishanga said in an interview recently that the initiative was being implemented in four districts of Arumeru in Arusha Region, Simanjiro in Manyara Region, and Bagamoyo and Kibaha in Coast Region with the technical facilitation of a local institution - Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST). |
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AUSTRALIAN women share their sexy secrets, and bust a few myths at the same time, in a new book by Joan Sauers.
Let's talk about sex ... come on, you know you want to.
In fact, nearly 2000 respondents have spoken frankly about sex in a new book, revealing all the intimate details and unbridled attitudes of Australian women towards the s-word - their experiences of it, or lack of it, their infatuation with it and their experimentation with it. |
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About 40% of New York City residents who have multiple sex partners did not use a condom during their last sexual encounter, according to a report released Tuesday by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the New York Daily News reports. The report was based on telephone interviews with 10,000 adults living in the city (Lucadamo, New York Daily News, 6/25). |
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