nam/aidsmap, 15 February 2016 A group of researchers have cleared up an important question about HIV transmission, in experiments on mice. Although HIV-infected CD4 cells persist in the vagina even on antiretroviral therapy (ART) that fully suppresses free HIV in the blood and body fluids, these cells are not anything like numerous enough to pose any transmission threat. Read more here ...
Female Genital Mutilation comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons (WHO). It is also sometimes referred to as female genital cutting or female circumcision. The forum will consist of a presentation on the topic, a personal experience of FGM and a panel discussion. The aim is...
American Society for Microbiology, 1st September 2015 In recent years, evidence has been building that injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera or DMPA) is associated with an increased risk of HIV infection. Now a study published in the September 1st issue of mBio, an online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, provides a biological...
The Conversation, 15 December 2014, 10.29am AEDT
The Indonesian public lambasted the Indonesian police after Human Rights Watch released a report that police conducted “virginity tests” on female applicants in the police recruitment process.
But few have questioned yet the most dubious aspect of this harrowing practice: the validity of the test itself.
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NHS Choices, Wednesday October 8 2014
“There is no such thing as a vaginal orgasm,” says the Mail Online, in a story that suggests some women have been diagnosed with sexual disorders based on the “myth” that they can orgasm through vaginal intercourse alone.
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This animation commissioned by Support Worldwide aims to debunk the myth that only women can initiate female condom use and also takes the viewers through a demonstration on how they (and their partner) insert FC2.
Watch video below