Condoms

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Reviewed March 2009

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Title:   Safe sex
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Safe sex is about preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs), avoiding unintended pregnancy and staying emotionally healthy.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   HIV and gay men - safe sex
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Gay HIV positive men with HIV negative partners can still enjoy physically intimate relationships if they follow safe sex practices. Unsafe sexual activities include unprotected anal sex and any sexual activity that draws blood. Safe sexual activities include kissing, cuddling, massage, masturbation and protected anal intercourse using condoms.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Feeling confident about condoms
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Condoms are not just for stopping pregnancy. They are also the best way to avoid STIs (sexually transmissible infections). Make sure you know how to use a condom properly and always have some with you.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Contraception - condoms for men
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Male condoms are an effective form of barrier contraception if used properly, and reduce your risk of contracting a sexually transmissible infection (STI). Use condoms every time you have vaginal, anal and oral sex to prevent an exchange of blood, semen or vaginal fluids. Each condom should be used once only for each activity.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Sexually transmissible infections - overview
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A sexually transmissible infection (STI) is any infection or disease that can be passed from one person to another during sexual activity. Sexually transmissible infections or STIs include chlamydia, herpes, gonorrhoea, syphilis, genital herpes, scabies, pubic lice (crabs), hepatitis and HIV (the virus that causes AIDS). Correct use of condoms and dams can help prevent STIs.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Teenagers - sexual knowledge
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A snapshot of the research on the sexual knowledge and beliefs of Australian teenagers. Young people have good knowledge of HIV/AIDS but know less about chlamydia and other STIs, which pose more of a risk for this group. They get most of their knowledge from school programs and from discussions with their mothers.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   How are condoms regulated?
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Condoms are medical devices and need to be included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) before being sold in Australia.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Condoms
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Condoms are a form of contraception that protects you against sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies. This fact sheet contains information on the male and female condoms, how they work, and their advantages and disadvantages.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Nonlatex versus latex male condoms for contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The male condom can prevent pregnancy by keeping sperm out of the birth canal. Nonlatex condoms can be used by people who are allergic or sensitive to latex. Some people may not have used latex condoms because they did not like them. This review compare...
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Non-specific urethritis - signs and symptoms
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Non-specific urethritis (NSU) means any inflammation of a man's urethra that is not caused by gonorrhoea. NSU can be spread to female partners and can cause infertility in both men and women. Symptoms may include a clear or white discharge from the penis, a burning sensation while urinating or pain and swelling in the testicles.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Female condom
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   The female condom is a polyurethane sheath which is inserted into the vagina before sexual intercourse. It is about 15cm long and has two flexible rings to keep it in place in the vagina. It can only be used once. It is a physical barrier that stops body fluids (eg. semen and vaginal fluids) passing between sexual partners.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   How to use a condom
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Condoms are worn during sexual activity as a contraceptive and to prevent infection. They are available for men and women.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Condoms
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Condoms, if used correctly, are one of the best contraceptive devices we have. They provide protection against unwanted pregnancies and some sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Safer sex
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Safer sex means sexual contact that reduces the risk of passing on diseases, reduces the risk of unwanted pregnancy, is safe emotionally, is consented to and is respectful.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Contraception - condoms for women
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The female condom is designed to fit all women and is suitable for all ages. It offers women and men an alternative to the male condom. If used correctly, the female condom is effective in preventing pregnancy and providing a barrier to sexually transmissible infections (STIs).
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Using condoms
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   The correct use of condoms gives protection against many sexually transmitted infections as well as protecting a woman from an unwanted pregnancy.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Gonorrhoea
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Gonorrhoea is a common sexually transmissible infection that affects men and women. It can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility in women. Gonorrhoea may not cause symptoms in women. Symptoms in men may include a burning sensation while passing urine. Gonorrhoea can be treated with antibiotics. The correct use of condoms will help prevent the spread of gonorrhoea.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Sexually transmitted infections - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): who is most at risk?
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Lesbians, sexual health and pap smears
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Dispels some of the myths around lesbians' sexual health and discusses the importance of having regular Pap smears
Date:   Dec 2004
Title:   Safe sex using condoms and spermicides - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out how condoms and spermicides can help you practise safe sex.
Date:   May 2002
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