Symptomatic Trichomonas vaginalis infection in the setting of severe nitroimidazole allergy: successful treatment with boric acid.

abstract：:This paper describes a possible multifaceted approach to human papillomavirus (HPV) related surveillance in Australia following implementation of a national HPV vaccination program. We describe eight main components: monitoring of vaccine coverage, vaccine safety, type-specific HPV infection surveillance, cervical cyt...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Brotherton JM,Kaldor JM,Garland SM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study examined risk factors for having ever contracted sexually transmissible infections (STI) among a high-risk sample in midwestern USA. METHODS:A cross sectional survey was conducted among 428 homeless youth aged 16-19 years. Assessed correlates included child maltreatment, street exposure, sexual hi...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Tyler KA,Whitbeck LB,Chen X,Johnson K

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background In this study, a previous study on the utilisation and cost of sexually transmissible infection (STI) tests was augmented by focusing on outpatient place of service for the most utilised tests. METHODS:Claims for eight STI tests [chlamydia, gonorrhoea, hepatitis B virus (HBV), HIV, human papillom...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Owusu-Edusei K,Patel CG,Gift TL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Men and women with HIV infection are at increased risk of developing cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV). The two licensed prophylactic HPV vaccines protect against de novo infection with HPV-16 and HPV-18, which cause the majority of HPV-associated cancers. Currently, no vaccine ef...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Toft L,Tolstrup M,Storgaard M,Ostergaard L,Søgaard OS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:porA pseudogene-negative Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates produce false-negative results when examined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with porA pseudogene targets. In the present study, 533 representative gonococcal isolates received in 2011 via the Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance Program were e...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Toby M,Saunders P,Cole M,Grigorjev V,Alexander S,Ison C

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background It is important to have current reliable estimates of the prevalence, correlates and consequences of sexual coercion among a representative sample of Australian adults and to identify changes over time in prevalence and consequences. METHODS:Computer-assisted telephone interviews were completed b...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： de Visser RO,Badcock PB,Rissel C,Richters J,Smith AM,Grulich AE,Simpson JM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing the frequency of HIV testing is crucial for effective HIV prevention and care. The aim of the present study was to determine whether there has been a change in HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) at the South Australia Specialist Sexual Health (SASSH) clinic over the past two decades. METHODS...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Li B,Bi P,Ward A,Bell C,Fairley CK

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physicians' inadequate involvement in sexual risk assessment has the potential to miss many asymptomatic cases. The present study was conducted to explore sexual risk assessment by physicians in clinical practice and to identify barriers in eliciting sexual histories from patients. METHODS:A stratified rand...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Khan A,Plummer D,Hussain R,Minichiello V

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Syphilis is resurgent among gay and bisexual men (GBM) despite effective treatment and widely available diagnostic serology. The polymerase chain reaction assay for Treponema pallidum (TP-PCR) is available, but little is known about the clinical features and outcomes for patients testing positive ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Read PJ,Guy R,Jeoffreys N,Baker D,Shields M,Donovan B

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The help-seeking attitudes for sexual health of Indian men living in Australia was explored. Of all survey respondents (n=225), many preferred to seek help from medical doctors. Young (18-25 years) Indian men were three times more likely to prefer a specialist medical doctor than older men. Ethnicity and gender of the...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Ramanathan V,Sitharthan G,Pepper K,Wylie K

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Cervical cancer is preventable through screening, and HIV treatment guidelines recommend that all HIV-infected women receive cervical cancer twice during the year after HIV diagnosis and annually thereafter. Different immunohistochemical markers have been studied to highlight cervical intraepithel...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Del Gobbo A,Bonoldi E,Cribiù FM,Franceschetti I,Matinato C,Fiori S,Gianelli U,Bosari S

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Young adults, aged 18-30 years, comprise the largest proportion of sexually transmissible infection (STI) notifications in Australia compared with other age groups. Understanding the influence of partner and friendship networks on their STI testing practices may enhance health promotion efforts to increase ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Hendry NA,Brown G,Dowsett GW,Carman M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Forced migration is associated with sexual vulnerability. However, little is known about the sexual health literacy and needs of refugee-background youth post resettlement. METHODS:Conducted in partnership with the Queensland Sudanese community, this study used a cross-sectional survey to explore the sexua...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Dean J,Mitchell M,Stewart D,Debattista J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The 7.5-kb chlamydial cryptic plasmid remains a widely used sequence target for Chlamydia trachomatis nucleic acid amplification tests, but sequence variation in this plasmid, particularly a previously reported 377-bp deletion, can cause false-negative results. Here we report the presence in Australia of a ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Sweeney EL,Bletchly C,Gupta R,Whiley DM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmissible infection (STI) in the United States (US) and an important cause of several cancers. Vaccines that prevent HPV infections are now recommended for routine use in adolescents but coverage remains suboptimal in the US. Because they ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Niccolai LM,Hansen CE,Credle M,Ryan SA,Shapiro ED

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background A substantial increase in gonorrhoea notifications in New South Wales has been observed in recent years. METHODS:We assessed yield of testing and characteristics of those diagnosed with gonorrhoea from January 2008 to December 2013 at RPA Sexual Health in the inner-west of Sydney. Yield was defined as the ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Rajagopal P,Goddard SL,Templeton DJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has irrevocably changed the nature of the HIV epidemic in developed countries. Although the use of HAART does not completely restore health in HIV-infected individuals, it has dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality. Increases in life expectancy res...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Cordery DV,Cooper DA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The rapid plasma reagin (RPR) assay is commonly used as a surrogate marker of infectious syphilis, but is non-specific, slow to change and variable in its rate of decline post treatment. METHODS:Within an urban sexual health service testing predominantly men who have sex with men, a file review of RPR chan...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Harjanto R,Smith DE,Barratt H,Kelly M,Chan D,Furner V,Smith M,Ronnachit A,Post J,Rawlinson W

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The New South Wales Government's NSW HIV Strategy 2012-2015: A New Era represented a punctuated shift of policy direction, and was remarkable for its ground-breaking declaration that HIV transmission could be virtually ended by 2020. This significant policy shift occurred after a long period of stability and only incr...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： O'Donnell D,Perche D

更新日期：2016-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemsex is the colloquial term used for a specific pattern of drug use that is increasingly common among men who have sex with men (MSM) globally. The recreational substances employed are used specifically in a sexualized context. The reasons for chemsex among MSM are complex. The Anova Health Institute (Anova) provid...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Hugo JM,Rebe KB,Tsouroulis E,Manion A,de Swart G,Struthers H,McIntyre JA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Research on substance use among transgender female sex workers in China is scarce. The aims of this study were to examine: (1) the prevalence of alcohol or illicit drug use before commercial sex among this population; and (2) correlates of alcohol and illicit drug use. METHODS:Complete survey data were ana...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Wang Q,Chang R,Wang Y,Jiang X,Zhang S,Shen Q,Wang Z,Ma T,Lau JTF,Cai Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background As efforts continue to increase rates of HIV testing and condom use among at-risk communities in England, organisations have sought use social media for health promotion interventions. As part of a wider evaluation of It Starts With Me (ISWM), a sexual health promotion intervention in England targ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Witzel TC,Guise A,Nutland W,Bourne A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexuality and power are at the root of most sexual and reproductive health problems in Thailand, including reproductive tract infections, fertility and population control, unwanted pregnancy and abortion, unsafe abortion, unsafe motherhood and violence against women, as well as issues emerging from the mobile and migr...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Chandeying V

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background This study evaluated psychiatric factors and sexual functions of women with vaginismus and their partners during the treatment process. METHODS:The study was performed on 110 women diagnosed with vaginismus and their partners. The women underwent cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and couples were divide...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Baser E,Kirmizi DA,Unlubilgin E,Caltekin MD,Meriç NB,Tekin OM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection presents diagnostic, monitoring and treatment challenges. This is a report of a co-infected patient who developed multiple complications and treatment side-effects, including renal and liver failure, pancytopenia with recurrent sepsis, along with anal cancer, depression and ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Kelly ML,Pinto AN,Suan D,Marriott D,Cooper DA,Pett SL

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some investigators have proposed screening homosexual men for anal cancer and its probable precursor, high grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN). Using widely accepted criteria for the introduction of screening programmes, this paper reviews the current evidence for screening for this condition in this high risk ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Anderson JS,Vajdic C,Grulich AE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Australia still does not have a national sexual health strategy. Sexually transmissible infections such as chlamydia continue to plague the community, and the incidence of HIV is increasing. But a cohesive sexual health strategy cannot merely be disease-focussed, it must include the broader social and cultural aspects...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Chan DJ,Bradford DL

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have examined condom use during 'holiday' sex but have not considered condom errors in this context. This study aims to identify factors associated with late application of condoms during participants' most recent vaginal intercourse at home and away from home (holidays or short breaks). MET...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Cousins G,Layte R,Ingham R,McGee H

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The resurgence of syphilis in men who have sex with men (MSM) has proved remarkably resilient in the face of innovative control and prevention interventions. Understanding the determinants of the current outbreaks has been restricted by the available data. Qualitative work is needed to understand individual ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Lambert NL,Imrie J,Fisher MJ,Phillips A,Watson R,Dean G

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Understanding people's sexual motivations has long been of public health and health promotion interest. We used daily diaries to examine how adult men's and women's event-specific affective sexual motivations were linked to the types and combinations of sexual behaviours chosen in a given sexual event. MET...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Hensel DJ,He F,Harezlak J,Fortenberry JD

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00