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    Tag: Sexual health

    Spot Dx — Do these papules point to an STI?

    March 29, 2024

    Max, 19, presents with multiple lumps on his genitals. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the wrong answer, have…

    Chlamydia retesting too low in young women: Aussie study

    March 18, 2024

    Sexual health doctors say chlamydia retesting rates in Australia are suboptimal, with just one in six young women being tested for reinfection within the guideline-recommended…

    Sexual health goes much deeper than STI tests and condoms

    March 13, 2024

    A new sexual health campaign is out: Before Play. Aimed at sexually active people aged 20-34, this campaign encourages both condom use and STI testing.…

    Mid-coital testicular pain strikes out of the blue

    February 17, 2024

    Eric, a 75-year-old male, presents with pain during intercourse. He has a lifelong history of a retractile right testicle, and is experiencing new discomfort due…

    Pharmacists prescribe contraceptive pill to 1500 women across two state trials

    February 6, 2024

    Pharmacists in NSW and Victoria have supplied the contraceptive pill to more than 1500 women as part of state-based pharmacy prescribing trials.  More than 800…

    Women missing out on HIV PrEP, doctors warn

    January 4, 2024

    Women are overlooked for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis under Australian guidelines and risk being left behind in the race to eliminate HIV transmission, according to sexual…

    Pharmacy prescribing trial widens to include skin conditions

    November 28, 2023

    NSW Minister for Health Ryan Park has confirmed that the state’s pharmacy trial will be expanded to allow pharmacists to prescribe treatments for four skin conditions including…

    ‘You’ll be fine, you have good childbearing hips’: Doctors’ personal beliefs are still a big issue in abortion care   

    November 20, 2023

    RANZCOG recently released Australia-first guidelines on abortion care.  They are a fabulous read — presenting the evidence that medical abortion up to 10 weeks (not…

    Persistent penile plaque a puzzler

    November 11, 2023

    Gary, a 68-year-old male, presents with a two-month history of a persistent red “rash” on his penis. There is no associated discomfort, itching or burning.…

    ‘Secretive’ plan to let registered nurses prescribe MS-2 Step slammed

    October 24, 2023

    A Queensland Government plan to let registered nurses prescribe MS-2 Step is another “ad-hoc and opaque” attempt to rewrite health workers’ scope of practice, doctors say. …

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