Sexual health
Would you do sex therapy on a podcast? One session in, I get the appeal
Sexologist Chantelle Otten’s new show features real patients talking about everything from opening up their relationship to premature ejaculation.
- by Meg Watson
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Online learning made it hard to teach sex ed. Now STIs are surging
New data shows rates of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia rebounded in 2022, following a fall during the pandemic era.
- by Mary Ward
A healthy sex life can also help you spot the early signs of a problem
For all the public health campaigns recommending that we check our breasts and skin for anything sinister, we often neglect to check our genitals.
- by Katrina Marson
The other microbiome that needs as much attention as our gut
About one in three women will have bacterial vaginosis during their lives, but there are prevention strategies - and men have their role to play, too.
- by Paula Goodyer
Less prudish than Sydney: Sexual wellness hits its stride in Melbourne
A new adult store in a popular CBD laneway looks more like a high-end homewares store with the aesthetic of an Aesop shop. And despite some community objection, it’s part of a broader trend sweeping the city.
- by Sophie Aubrey
PCR-test blitz urged to counter Melbourne’s syphilis surge
Doctors say the lessons learnt about containing coronavirus should now be applied to all sexually transmitted infections.
- by Melissa Cunningham
‘So far from science’: GPs desperate to debunk sexual health myths on social media
Doctors are fighting an uphill battle against misinformation about sexual health and contraception, as young people turn to social media for advice.
- by Nell Geraets
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Abortion
The game-changing plan to cut barriers to medical abortion
The Therapeutic Goods Administration is considering an application that would make it easier for more doctors to prescribe abortion medication.
- by Nell Geraets
Mistress Lucilla doesn’t need saving. She thinks sex workers are saving Sydney
As Sydney springs back to life, we reveal its untold stories. In the first of a series about the things we don’t speak about, we look at the challenges in the sex industry.
- by Billie Eder
Macron promises sexual health ‘revolution’ for France’s young adults
The French president launched a new contraception campaign that includes free condoms for people aged 18 to 25, amid growing rates of STDs.
- by Rob Harris
Strangulation during sex has been ‘mainstreamed’ but risks brain damage, experts warn
What is colloquially called “choking” during sex is increasingly seen as normal by many young people, experts say, but they are unaware of the risks of brain damage or delayed stroke.
- by Wendy Tuohy