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UncategorisedMay 27 2022

For most people who have contracted HIV, the symptoms experienced are often similar to the common cold or flu.  This means that diagnosis can be diffi...

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UncategorisedMay 13 2022

Australia’s domestic response to HIV since its discovery in the 1980s has been regarded internationally as a world-leading model of best practice.  Th...

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Sexual HealthApril 29 2022

World Ovarian Cancer Day falls on 8 May 2022.  This event was created by ovarian cancer advocacy organisations around the world in 2013 to increase aw...

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Sexual HealthApril 1 2022

The sexually transmitted infection (STI) Chlamydia is Australia’s most common STI and if left untreated can cause lasting health issues for both women...

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Sexual HealthMarch 18 2022

Better2Know is a global leader in private sexual health testing and, based on some of the latest statistics regarding the most common sexually transmi...

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Sexual HealthFebruary 25 2022

Mycoplasma genitalium is a bacterium which can be spread by vaginal, penile, oral, or anal sexual contact and intercourse in men and women and it live...

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Sexual HealthFebruary 18 2022

In 2020, there were an estimated 29,090 people living with HIV in Australia. An estimated 91% of those people were diagnosed by the end of 2020. Resea...

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Sexual HealthDecember 3 2021

Australia, and particularly Melbourne, are keeping a watchful eye on the sexually transmitted infection, Syphilis.  It is a serious infection that can...

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Sexual HealthNovember 19 2021

Chlamydia is the most frequently reported sexually transmitted infection (STI) in Australia according to Healthdirect.gov.au. They estimate that nearl...