Safe Sex

Follow the links below to find information on safe sex and how to protect yourself and your partner.

Reviewed January 2009

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Title:   Partying safely - sex
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Partying is fun, but it can put you at risk of sexual assault. Being drunk or misusing drugs can also lead to unplanned and unsafe sex. Be prepared, don't give in to pressure to have unwanted sex and insist on safe sex to protect yourself against accidental pregnancy and sexually transmissible infections (STIs).
Date:   Nov 2009

Title:   Partying safely - schoolies week
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Partying at Schoolies Week can be fun but you need to be aware of the risks. These include accidents, robbery, violence and sexual assault. Think about where you will draw the line on sex, alcohol and drugs, try not to drink too much and agree with your friends to look out for each other.
Date:   Nov 2009

Title:   Emergency contraception
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Emergency contraception can be used to prevent pregnancy after sex.
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   Unprotected sex
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Sometimes people feel that having unprotected sex enhances their experience of intimacy with their partner. While this may be the case, unprotected sex can involve risks. These include unintended pregnancies, and the transmission of sexually transmissible infections (STIs).
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   Genital herpes - can you have a sexual relationship?
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   The herpes simplex virus causes genital herpes. There are many types of herpes viruses. Both herpes simplex type 1 (HSV1) and herpes simplex type 2 (HSV2) can infect the genital area. HSV1 commonly causes 'cold sores', and tends to occur in the upper half of the body, mainly around the lips and mouth.
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   HIV - women
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that can lead to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The number of women with HIV infection and AIDS has been increasing worldwide. Stereotypes associated with AIDS can prevent women, and their healthcare providers, from seeing themselves at risk for HIV infection. AIDS is not a gay or straight or a male or female disease. AIDS is a human disease.
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   Safe sex
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   'Safe sex' is having sexual contact while minimising the risk that you will get a sexually transmissible infection (STI). Sexual contact that doesn't involve the exchange of semen, vaginal fluids or blood between partners is considered to be safe sex. If used correctly, condoms can dramatically reduce the risk of most sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Are you ready for sex?
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Young people can feel a lot of pressure to have sex. Friends may tell you they're all doing it (sometimes even if they're not), and you see it on the TV and in the movies. You might also feel pressured by a particular person,
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   HIV and women - safe sex
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Safe sex is important to protect women from a range of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In relationships where one partner is HIV positive and the other is not, safe sex is still possible. Talk with your doctor, health worker or AIDS organisation about how you can practice safer sex.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   HIV and AIDS
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV is spread by sexual intercourse without a condom and by sharing needles, syringes and other injecting equipment. HIV can also be spread by blood transfusion, but the risk is extremely low in developed countries. It may take several years from HIV infection to the development of AIDS. There is no vaccine or cure for HIV or AIDS, but drug treatments and other therapies can manage HIV-related illnesses and AIDS.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   STI stands for Sexually Transmitted Infection. An STI is passed from one person to another during sexual contact.
Date:   Jun 2009

Title:   Facts about sex
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   It is easy to be confused about sex. There are so many mixed messages and myths surrounding it - it is not easy to tell what is right and what is not. This factsheet sets the record straight on some of the most common questions.
Date:   Jun 2009

Title:   HIV testing
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Early testing, detection and treatment for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) can help people with HIV to stay healthy and delay the onset of complications including AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Treatment aims to control HIV and support the infected person's immune system. A blood test can show if you have HIV.
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is a serious health problem for women. It can cause infertility (inability to get pregnant) due to scarring of the fallopian tubes.
Date:   Feb 2009

Title:   Safe sex
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Sex can be part of any stage of a woman's life. Many women may not have a partner, some may be in same-sex relationships or may have a partner with ill health.
Date:   Dec 2008

Title:   Safe partying
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Wanting to go out and party is a normal rite of passage for most young people. There are a few simple things that you can do to have fun in a safe way. Check out this fact sheet for more info.
Date:   Oct 2008

Title:   Safer sex
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   If you're sexually active or thinking about having sex, information that will help you make the right choices. it's really important to make sure it is safer sex.
Date:   Oct 2008

Title:   Aboriginal health - sexually transmissible infections
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Indigenous Australians have a higher rate of sexually transmissible infection (STI) than the rest of the community. The most common STIs among Aboriginal people include chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis. Sex education, safe sex and condom use can be difficult messages to spread.
Date:   Sep 2008

Title:   Prevention of AIDS and HIV
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about how to prevent HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
Date:   Sep 2008

Title:   Systematic Reviews on the Prevention of HIV and AIDS
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to systematic reviews of studies relating to the prevention of HIV and AIDS
Date:   Sep 2008
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