Medical Must-See: Menstrual cup, up and away
Menstrual cups have become an increasingly popular, environmentally friendly and cost-effective option, but there has been many a slip ‘twixt a cup and a urinary…
Tag: Sexual health
Bacterial vaginosis is sexually transmitted, landmark Aussie study shows
Bacterial vaginosis is an STI and reinfection from untreated male partners drives recurrence in women, says an Australian study two decades in the making. Published…
Gender fluidity is this generation’s gift to sexuality: My take as the local gender GP
Thirteen years ago, when I was a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed GP registrar, I saw for the first time a patient who declared at the start of…
$257 for bulk-billed IUD insertion — these are Mark Butler’s new contraception Medicare items
Medicare items for inserting IUDs or contraceptive implants would have 40% loading if bulk-billed, in addition to rebates more than doubling, under the Federal Government’s…
Let’s talk about your patient’s anus: Doctor on his campaign to end the silence and shame
When Professor Richard Hillman was a boy, a future as one of Australia’s leading anal cancer doctors was not top of his list of dream…
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…
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…
