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…
Tag: Sexual health
‘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…
Penis cheese, rawdogging and Taylor Swift faeces — what is Queensland Health on about now?
It has been called unhinged, groundbreaking and fabulous, but when a health department starts talking about rawdogging, penis cheese and Taylor Swift, at least the…
Doctor warns that half of mpox cases may be breakthrough infections, as case numbers surge
Half of patients with mpox during the latest outbreak have received one or two vaccine doses, according to a sexual health physician who is also…
Advice for postpartum, older and overweight women in Australian-first contraception guidelines
Obesity and overweight do not reduce combined hormonal contraceptive efficacy, but women should be advised that bariatric surgery might, new contraception guidelines say. RANZCOG released…
You want to know what’s wrong with the Cass Review? Muddle-headed, error-strewn and flawed
On Monday, we published an article by Dr Andrew Amos defending the Cass Review, an independent review of gender identity services for children that resulted…
Donated eggs and masturbation may be out: The barriers facing Muslim patients with fertility issues
For those experiencing fertility issues, cost can be a major barrier to becoming a parent. Rebates and other public funding aim to make access to…
