Effect of psychiatric symptoms and male sexual function of couples on the success of treatment for vaginismus.

abstract：:This Special Issue of Sexual Health aims to collate the latest evidence base focussed on understanding the current epidemic and transmission of gonorrhoea, choice of treatment, molecular epidemiology application, concerns about antimicrobial resistance and alternative prevention and control for gonorrhoea. ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Ong JJ,Wi T,Hughes G,Williamson DA,Mayaud P,Chow EPF

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safer sex is important and comprises of a series of five condom-related behaviours: accessing, carrying, negotiating, using and disposing. This study explored potential gender and age differences in these condom-related behaviours. Data suggests gender differences exist for accessing, carrying and disposing behaviours...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Hancock J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In order to review the requirement for all patients to return for HIV test results, we sought to describe the number of cases of HIV infection detected at Sydney Sexual Health Centre among people who did not disclose known risk factors before testing. METHOD:The clinic database identified all HIV testing ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Wright S,Ryder N,McNulty AM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Pregnancy is a special period in the life of women characterised by physical, hormonal and psychological changes that, in conjugation with social and cultural influences, could affect women's sexuality as well as couples' sexual relationships. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate female se...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Hanafy S,Srour NE,Mostafa T

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The rate of notifications of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in Australians has increased dramatically, especially in those aged 16-30 years. This age bracket, typical of university students, is the most likely to report multiple sexual partners in the previous year. Individuals who have sex with m...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Dunn ME,McKinnon M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To implement effective behaviour change interventions for men who have sex with men, qualitative information was collected about the contexts and meanings of sex and relationships between men in Ho Chi Minh City. METHODS:Individual interviews and focus groups were conducted with 74 men aged 18 years or olde...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Vu BN,Girault P,Do BV,Colby D,Tran LT

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background The aim of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of Positive Outlook, an online self-management program for gay men living with HIV in Australia. METHODS:Two pilot studies were conducted, a small feasibility study (Pilot 1) followed by a pilot randomised ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Millard T,McDonald K,Girdler S,Slavin S,Elliot J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China has seen a proliferation of entertainment centres that are frequented by business people. Employees at these centres often are young, female rural-to-urban migrants who may be vulnerable to sexual violence and exploitation. METHODS:Data for this study were collected using a self-administered survey am...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Kelvin EA,Sun X,Mantell JE,Zhou J,Mao J,Peng Y

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Mathematical models have demonstrated that the majority of gonococcal transmission is from oropharynx to oropharynx (i.e. kissing) among men who have sex with men (MSM). The aim of this study is to investigate the association between the number of partners within specific time periods and gonorrhoea and chl...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Priest D,Read TRH,Chen MY,Bradshaw CS,Fairley CK,Chow EPF

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased life expectancy of HIV-infected individuals due to improved treatment has revealed an unexpected increase in non-AIDS comorbidities that are typically associated with older age including cardiovascular disease, dementia and frailty. The majority of these diseases arise as the result of dysregulated syste...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Hearps AC,Angelovich TA,Jaworowski A,Mills J,Landay AL,Crowe SM

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:This paper addresses the issue of whether men who have sex with men (MSM) will share the spectacular reductions in human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and its associated neoplasia that we are currently witnessing in heterosexuals. The reproductive rate for HPV infection in heterosexuals is not well established, but 7...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Fairley CK,Zou H,Zhang L,Chow EPF

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although previous research suggests that a majority of Chinese young adults get sexual health information through the Internet, the details of this process and how it translates into subsequent actions are unknown. This study aims to understand the dynamic nature of Chinese young adults' engagement with onli...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Zhang J,Nurik C,Jemmott JB

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine in which circumstances Victorian general practitioners (GPs) offer chlamydia testing to patients, the attitudes of GPs in relation to contact tracing, how often GPs use a pre-printed partner letter and patient brochure and what proportion of GPs have immediate internet access in their consulting...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Tomnay JE,Gebert RL,Fairley CK

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Objective To compare condom use motives and behaviours in the context of penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI) with new versus established sexual partners, using daily event-level data among a clinic-recruited sample. METHODS:Participants (ages 15-65 years old) were recruited from five sexually transmissible inf...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Crosby RA,Milhausen RR,Graham CA,Yarber WL,Sanders SA,Charnigo R,Shrier LA

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed bacterial sexually transmissible infection (STI) and is asymptomatic in ~80% of women. If untreated, potential consequences include pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and infertility. METHODS:In 2014, a retrospective audit was undertaken at a r...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Tomnay JE,Coelli L,Hocking JS

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of self-collected specimens to test for sexually transmissible infections (STI) has reduced the opportunity for physical examination. Physical examination has been found to be of limited value in asymptomatic heterosexual women and men; however, prior studies have excluded higher risk populations. We...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Yong Ma J,Ryder N,Wray L,McNulty A

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To describe prisoners' sexual experiences and sexual practices while in the community, sexual identities, and sexual health (e.g. self-reported exposure to sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and female reproductive outcomes) using data from the Sexual Health and Attitudes of Australian Prisoners (SHAAP)...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Butler T,Malacova E,Richters J,Yap L,Grant L,Richards A,Smith AM,Donovan B

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women have been regularly underestimated in their ability to care for and wear cervical barrier devices such as diaphragms appropriately. METHODS:Data from two non-randomised, non-blinded, non-significant risk acceptability studies of a novel cervical barrier device, the SILCS diaphragm, conducted in the Do...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Coffey PS,Kilbourne-Brook M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of HIV in New South Wales (NSW) have been stable, but have increased significantly in other Australian states. The reasons for this are unknown and may be associated with differences in the management of sexually transmissible infections (STI) and HIV in different states in Australia. Our aim was to de...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Fairley CK,Fehler G,Lewin SR,Pitts M,Chen MY,Bradshaw CS,Hocking JS

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we describe condom use and its influencing factors in China, with a particular focus on the five populations that are at high risk for HIV/sexually transmissible infections (STI) infection: female sex workers, men who have sex with men, migrant workers, young people and sero-discordant couples. The ris...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Zou H,Xue H,Wang X,Lu D

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：: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 Syphilis incidence worldwide has rebounded since 2000, particularly among men who have sex with men (MSM). A predictive model for syphilis infection may inform prevention counselling and use of chemoprophylaxis. METHODS:Data from a longitudinal cohort study of MSM and transgender women meeting high-risk cr...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Allan-Blitz LT,Konda KA,Vargas SK,Wang X,Segura ER,Fazio BM,Calvo GM,Caceres CF,Klausner JD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug use has been associated with risk behaviour among gay men. We examined the use of drugs and sexual risk behaviour among homosexually-active men who engaged in group sex in Australia. METHODS:We used an anonymous, self-complete survey about participants' most recent occasion of group sex with other men ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Prestage G,Grierson J,Bradley J,Hurley M,Hudson J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) have distinctive substance use (SU), which is more often linked to a sexual context than it is for their heterosexual peers. Screening of MSM's SU, its sexual contexts and the associated risks, is of clinical and public health concern. This paper aims to describe the prelimin...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Goyette M,Flores-Aranda J,Bertrand K,Pronovost F,Aubut V,Ortiz R,Saint-Jacques M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Partner notification (PN) in Australia has been studied and improved in recent decades. International researchers have highlighted the use of electronic communication technologies to assist PN (Internet partner notification or IPN). Using the Australian experience as an example, the aim of this study is to ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Iturrieta-Guaita NG,Temple-Smith MJ,Tomnay J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rationality of congenital syphilis (CS) cases reported by physicians in hospitals of various levels in Guangzhou, China. The over-reporting rate was calculated. The results suggested that 49.1% (54 out of 110) of the CS cases reviewed were identified as cases that should b...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Ye X,Tang SK,Dai X,He W,Zhu H,Zhang X

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00