PBAC backs new PBS listing for drosperinone-only pill
The PBAC has recommended a listing for the drospirenone-only contraceptive pill, acknowledging it is important for women to have a range of affordable options. At…
Tag: Sexual health
Telehealth corporate finds its rate of serious clinical errors ‘appears a little high’
This story has been updated. The findings analysed audited consults including all consultations that an algorithm specifically identified as potential high-risk or critical errors, as…
‘Snitty specialists will turn up their noses like I should not be doing it’: GP surgical abortion provider
GP Dr Emma Boulton is proud to offer surgical abortions at her practice but says “it’s not something I can talk about at dinner parties”.…
Patients to be given ‘cheat sheet’ for persuading their GP to prescribe doxy-PEP
Patients seeking doxycycline as a ‘morning-after pill’ are being turned away by GPs, says a patient sexual health organisation. ACON — formerly the AIDS Council…
Most women taking teratogenic medicines not on hormonal contraception, Aussie researchers say
Only 22% of women prescribed teratogenic medications are concurrently on hormonal contraception, doctors and pharmacologists warn, based on their study of PBS records for 16,000…
Spot Dx — What’s behind this vulval rash?
Jamie is a 31-year-old office worker and new mother who presents with a rash on her vulva. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz…
‘Untreatable’ STI increasingly common among urban patients, says sexual health expert
Antimicrobial resistance has created another “untreatable” STI, Mycoplasma genitalium, which is increasingly common in Australia, doctors say. Melbourne sexual health physician Professor Catriona Bradshaw said…
‘This is motivated by women’: NSW Premier grants pharmacists OCP prescribing powers
Pharmacists extending contraceptive pill scripts is becoming a permanent fixture of the NSW health system. Last year, the State Government launched a clinical trial of pharmacists extending…
‘Don’t panic’: On-demand dosing and overseas suppliers are options during PrEP shortage
A shortage of tenofovir disoproxil–emtricitabine tablets for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis will mean careful planning with patients over upcoming months, the TGA says. Various brands of…
Doxycycline ‘morning after pill’ cuts STI rates by 80%: largest real-world study
Prescribing doxycycline as a morning after pill significantly reduces chlamydia and syphilis incidence following condomless sex between men, according to the largest real-world study so…
