Zika virus may 'linger in semen for up to 2 months after symptoms fade', raising fears of sexual transmission Man found to have traces of Zika in his semen 2 months after infection 68-year-old infected in Cook Islands returned to the UK in 2014 Tests revealed he had the virus in his blood, and subsequent samples revealed it was still present in his semen at 27 and 62 … [Read more...]
The itchy truth about Tinder: pubic lice
The itchy truth about Tinder: 750,000 people on the dating app are infested with pubic lice, scientist warns We were told they'd been wiped out by the increase of waxing. Now, experts warn pubic lice are still rife and can strike those who least expect to be infested. In fact, Dr Cameron Webb, a scientist at the University of Sydney, warns that 750,000 people on Tinder … [Read more...]
Around 200 people in Northern Ireland are HIV positive but don’t even know it
By Maurice Fitzmaurice 16:28, 10 FEB 2016 Positive Life calls for changes in people's attitudes to condition and for more testing An estimated 200 could be living with HIV in Northern Ireland without even knowing, research has revealed. The figure emerged as the region’s only dedicated HIV charity, Positive Life, called on “people to take charge of their sexual health in … [Read more...]
David Cameron just blocked compulsory sex education
- and the women in his Cabinet are furious by Cathy Newman, channel 4 news presenter 11 FEBRUARY 2016 • 1:35PM It was a proposal which achieved the extraordinary feat of uniting three parliamentary select committees, a teaching Union, the Children’s commissioner, the Chief Medical Officer, the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, two royal societies and no less … [Read more...]
APPG on Sexual and Reproductive Health meeting: 1st March 2016
Local commissioning and sexual health: The impact on the NHS The next meeting of the APPG on Sexual and Reproductive Health will take place on Tuesday 1st March in Committee Room G, House of Lords. Please note the meeting will run from 6pm to 7.30pm (half an hour later than stated in the original notice). The meeting will address the effect of reductions in public health … [Read more...]