SIECCAN, June 2016 New research by Trojan condoms with the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) surveyed 2,400 Canadians between the ages of 40 and 59 about their sex lives. 63 per cent said they’re more sexually adventurous than they were a decade ago. 65 percent reported their last sexual encounter as being “very pleasurable.” Findings also showed that two...
Know your chances of contracting an STI
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canada A common question people have is “What are my chances of getting an STI?” While there is no simple answer, the charts below give an estimate of your chances, when your partner has that sexually transmitted infection (STI). These charts are based on research where possible, and have been reviewed by STI experts in British Columbia. These charts...
Study shows teen girls’ sexual orientation not always a predictor of sexual behavior
Science Daily,
About one in five lesbian and four in five bisexual teen girls who are sexually active had a recent male sex partner, according to a new U.S. study of close to 3,000 adolescent girls that appears in the March issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.
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HIV scientists launch $30 million global project to develop a vaccine
Kirby Institute, Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Researchers at UNSW’s Kirby Institute in Sydney and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, together with scientific collaborators from 22 institutions around the world today announced a joint initiative to accelerate the search for an effective HIV vaccine.
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Health-care system challenging for LGBQ women giving birth
Herald News (Canada), October 13, 2015 – 6:45am When Lisa Goldberg walks into a room to find a new mother, babe in her arms and surrounded by family, the nurse’s first question will always be the same: Who is everybody? It may seem like an obvious thing to ask, but often clinicians — and society — jump to assumptions about what a new family looks like. The “mommy, daddy, baby” image, as...
Views from the front lines: STIs and gay men
CATIE, 2015 We spoke to three service providers to find their views and approaches to the issues related to the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in gay men. The following three questions were asked of the three service providers: Within your organization, what are you doing to address the rising rates of STIs among gay men? Current STI testing and screening efforts are often...