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Youth largely underestimate the risks of contracting STIs through oral sex

By J Pope
In Safer sex, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Young people
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The Conversation, January 2022 / The Annals of Family Medicine, January 2022 Young people are largely unaware of the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, through oral sex. That’s the finding of our recent study, published in Annals of Family Medicine.* Historically, research on reducing STI transmission among young people has focused primarily on heterosexual vaginal...

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Two cases of multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea recently detected in Australia: media release

By J Pope
In Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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Professor Brendan Murphy, Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer, Australian Government Department of Health  17 April 2018 Two cases of multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea have been recently detected in Australia. One case was diagnosed in Western Australia and a second case diagnosed in Queensland.  Multi-drug resistant strains can be difficult to treat and it is important to prevent further spread...

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