Closure of PrEP service will 'undoubtedly' have impact on HIV rates, experts warn
Staff from the GMHS have been redeployed to Covid-19 test centres in recent months.
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Staff from the GMHS have been redeployed to Covid-19 test centres in recent months.
The HSE currently provides public STI services through clinics around the country.
Men living in Ireland are more likely to take drugs than their European counterparts, according to a new survey.
Rapid testing will be rolled out in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick.
It’s that time of the week.
And why we should investigate our options first.
A total of 11,078 STI diagnoses have been reported so far this year.
A new survey finds that 53% of boys in Ireland first watched porn under the age of 13.
He said young people today are exposed to much more explicit forms of pornography and sexual content than any generation before them.
There is no clinic within an hour of the Midlands.
Every one of us needs to have a think about how we can make Ireland a more sexually awesome place for ourselves, and each other, writes Shawna Scott.
Up until 2011, anyone who needed emergency contraception had to attend a doctor in order to get a prescription.
The mouthwash may have “serious public health implications” in controlling gonorrhoea say researchers.
The HSE vaccinates thousands of schoolgirls against the virus each year.
Rates of STIs in Ireland are highest among under-25s.
The outbreak was first seen in Leeds.
A new report from Amnesty International looks at the treatment of those advocating for safe abortions and sexual health across Latin America.
A whopping 60% of Irish people have never been tested for a sexually transmitted disease.
The complainant said it was “completely inappropriate”.
Now you really have no excuse not to get checked out.
The most popular age group turning to online testing are people in their twenties.
On a related note, the median duration of sex is 7.3 minutes. So now you know.
Approximately 80 million unintended pregnancies occur every year as a result of contraceptive failure and not using any form of contraception.
A conference taking place in Cork this weekend aims to start a public discussion on sexual wellbeing.
The simple device – two plastic rings and an elastic band – cuts off blood supply to the foreskin, which then shrivels and is removed with the band after a week.
HIV in Ireland: screening, stigma and support
One in five of those tested at the Gay Men’s Health Service clinic in Dublin last year received a diagnosis.
A campaign will see events taking place in 172 countries worldwide.
Katie Varvos asks why young Irish people aren’t getting STI tests and she even takes one online.
As part of the union’s safe sex campaign, students will also be dazzled by the world’s only sexual health magician and can attend workshops by ‘Dr Sex’.
The EU is to investigate if emergency contraception is less effective in women weighing 80kg or more.
The Irish Family Planning Association have also reported an increase in STI screenings in its 2012 report.
Many STIs are symptomless and can be transmitted through oral sex too, writes Tricia Purcell, who says young people need to be better educated about their sexual health.
Revelations that emergency contraceptives were bring sold without a warning that their effectiveness could be compromised in women of a certain weight underlines the lack of holistic education about contraception and sexual health, writes Alison Begas.
The Gay Switchboard is also hoping to launch a video chat service next year to encourage younger people who are having issues to get in touch.
A new testing programme at the Mater Hospital diagnosed almost three in every 1,000 people with the HIV infection.
Rates across the country have risen in the past three years, but the greater Dublin area has been particularly badly hit.
The minister said it would be difficult to achieve te necessary coverage levels to reduce the reservoir of infection in the Irish population.
Cases of gonorrhoea are up one third in Northern Ireland, with over 450 people diagnosed with the disease.