New research looked closely at the lives of thousands of 14 year olds to discover that fewer are having oral sex and intercourse than previous generations.
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Australia’s year 10-12 students are getting good marks when it comes to sexual health, according to new research out today. But there’s room for improvement.
Whether women should need a prescription to get the pill has long been controversial. But making it available over the counter would compromise the provision of comprehensive women’s health care.
While we can’t tell you what to do with your body, we can give you some information to help make an informed decision about shaving your pubic hair.
Most young women we interviewed said they gained pleasure watching sexually explicit material, but their focus was often on their male partner’s needs, desires and expectations, rather than their own.
Doing kegel exercises is actually very beneficial for your pelvic floor muscles. Don’t know how to do them? We have you covered.
The story of how Nigeria and Mississippi implemented comprehensive sexual education programs despite local opposition offers important lessons about how to boost adolescent sexual health.
With Doug Ford Nation taking over Ontario, our school curriculum, especially sexual education, is at risk of being censored and being thrown back to a time when diverse sexualities was a mystery.
When and how teenage girls can consent to contraceptive implants.
An increase in condomless sex in PrEP users is predictable as preventing HIV is the key motivator for condom use among gay and bisexual men.
On International Women’s Day, everyone can pledge to be an ally to women living with HIV and support their access to sexual health and sexual pleasure.
In Hobart supporting the Tasmanian Greens ahead of the state election, Greens leader Richard Di Natale said ‘in one of our states, women are not getting access to safe terminations’. Is that correct?
Women’s rights and poverty cannot be ignored.
Love may make the world go round, but sex keeps it going. There’s been a lot of discussion in recent months about the horrors of bad sex. But it’s important to remember that good sex is good for us.
Sex is an important part of life, but many people avoid it. Fear, former abuse and religion are common reasons, but you may be surprised to know how your overall health also leads to avoidance.
At a time when a new national school curriculum is starting its pilot phase in Kenya, a study shows the massive gaps in sexuality education programmes.
Many people find the idea of a sexual health check awkward or embarrassing. But there are simple things you can do, or be aware of, to make your next check up more comfortable.
A new study has found rates of genital warts have decreased significantly since the HPV vaccine was introduced.
Wales is the only UK nation that is empowering children to address sexism and harassment in schools.
Female genital mutilation is largely hidden in Australia and other high-income countries. But the United Nations says it is a global concern – and our research found it does affect girls here.
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Adolescent Health, Co-Head of the General Practice Clinical School, University of Sydney
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Women's Health Psychology, Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, Public Health Ethics, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Professor of Media and Communication and Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor, University of New England
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Senior Research Fellow, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Endocrinologist and Andrologist, Cabrini Hospital & Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Honorary Professor in Sexual Health, UNSW
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Lecturer, Division of Health Research, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor, City University of New York