Sexual Health

Sexual health involves many things, including: knowing about your body and how it works; understanding the physical, social and emotional changes that come with puberty, pregnancy and ageing; keeping yourself and others safe; and finding information and support when things go wrong, such as an unplanned pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection.

There is information about all these topic here - from responding to children's sexual explorations and behaviours through to an understanding of how to maintain safe and happy adult relationships.

Reviewed January 2009

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Sexuality
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Title:   Parkinson's disease and sexual issues
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Parkinson's disease can affect a person's sexuality through loss of neurological control of body movements or medication side effects. A person may experience reduced sexual feeling and function or an increase in desire (hypersexuality). Communication and professional counselling or medical treatment can help.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Sexual health and disability
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   The range of issues that can be covered under sexual health and disability are diverse. People with disabilities and their carers may be interested in topics such as menstruation, masturbation, contraception, safe sex and relationships.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Sex education - primary school children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Primary school-aged children need age-appropriate information about sex and reproduction. Your talks should also start to include topics such as puberty, sexual responsibility and relationships. Puberty brings about dramatic physical and emotional changes that may be frightening to an unprepared child.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Sex education - preschoolers
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   By the age of four, most children are curious about certain sexual issues. Young children need clear, honest and brief answers to their questions about sex, babies and bodies. Masturbation in young children is a normal part of human sexual development.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Disability and sexual issues
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Sexuality is a key component of human nature. People who have a physical or intellectual disability may find it difficult to express their sexuality in satisfying ways. Problems include body image concerns, physical limitations, reduced sexual function and the attitudes of others.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Sexual health and diabetes
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - NSW
Description:   Reproductive health can be affected by having diabetes and certain conditions can lead to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Sexuality & cancer
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   Information to help you understand how cancer and its treatment may affect your sexuality, and to help to rebuild your sexual confidence.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Impotence
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about impotence.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Contraception, intimacy and the newborn baby
Publisher:   Australian Breastfeeding Association
Description:   There are several reasons why loss of libido can occur in breastfeeding mums. This article explores the various reasons.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Prostate cancer: surgery side effects
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out about the side effects associated with surgery for prostate cancer.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Strategies for communicating contraceptive effectiveness
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   To make a good choice for birth control, people have to know how well different methods work. The pros and cons of the methods are important. People may choose birth control based on how well the method prevents pregnancy. Consumers also need to know wh...
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   The story of one complaint
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   An advertising campaign for vardenafil encouraged men with erection difficulties to seek treatment. The advertisement included the product logo and the name of the company. The imagery, of an upright banana, was also used in the advertising to health professionals.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Abstinence-plus programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Abstinence-plus programs are widespread interventions that primarily target young people. On the premise that sexual abstinence is the best way to prevent HIV, abstinence-plus interventions aim to prevent, stop, or decrease sexual activity; however, pr...
Date:   Nov 2007
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 2007
Title:   Multiple sclerosis - sexual issues
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an incurable disease of the central nervous system that can affect the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. A person with MS may be concerned about a number of sexual issues including relationships, fertility, impotence, pregnancy and genetic factors.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Interventions for sexual dysfunction following treatments for cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a potential complication of cancer treatment in both men and women. Eleven RCTs were identified that evaluated the effectiveness of an intervention to treat SD following treatment for cancer. Although the quality of these tria...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Tips for talking with children about sexuality
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Talking to your children about where babies come from; ways to introduce your children to the idea of sex.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   'How are babies made?'
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   By the time your child starts school, she'll be hearing about sex from friends. A discussion of ways you can start talking about sex and conception with your child.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Raising sexually healthy children
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Ways to talk to your child about all aspects of sexuality. Talking about genitals, masturbation, abstinence and sexual vlaues. Using teachable moments.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Teaching the parts of the body to young children
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Some tips on comfortable, every day ways to teach your children about their body parts, including genitals.
Date:   Aug 2006
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