Introduction This one-day national conference was scheduled for World AIDS Day on 1 December 2010 and was organised by the British HIV Association (BHIVA), British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH), Department of Health, Health Protection Agency, Royal College of Physicians, Children's HIV Association (CHIVA), HIV Pharmacy Association (HIVPA) and National HIV … [Read more...]
Study comes up with 41 definitions of what “having sex” means
BMJ 2010;341:c5491 Article by Janice Hopkins Tanne A major survey of sexual behaviour among Americans has shown that while most men said they had an orgasm during their last sexual encounter and 85% believed that their partner had also had an orgasm, only 64% of women said they had experienced an orgasm. The study of nearly 6000 men and women aged between 14 and 94 also found … [Read more...]
Sexual Health Mini Manual now available
The original sexual health mini manual was the very first in the mini manuals series making it now over 5 years old. Of course, you can enjoy sex at any age but you need to keep up to date with the health risks. We've done much more than add a little more slap - the content has been completely revised and is fully up to date. The content of the manual has been written in close … [Read more...]
20th World Congress for Sexual Health: Glasgow
The biennial WAS Congress unites international clinicians, researchers, educators, activists and policy makers specializing in the multitude of fields related to sexual health. Under the auspices of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), attendees will share knowledge on diverse issues of behavioural, clinical, psychological, social and cultural aspects of sexual … [Read more...]
Nursing and Midwifery Council to review third part of register
14/09/2010 The Nursing and Midwifery Council has confirmed its commitment to a full review of specialist community public health nursing, commonly referred to as the third part of the register. The third part of the register currently encompasses professionals from a wide range of public health nursing disciplines, including health visitors, school nurses, sexual health … [Read more...]