Sexuality

Follow the links below to find information on sexuality and sex behaviour.

Reviewed January 2011

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Title:   Behavioral interventions to reduce the transmission of HIV infection among sex workers and their clients in high-income countries
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Behavioural interventions, such as individual counselling, voluntary counselling and testing, peer education, negotiation skills for using a condom with their clients, assertiveness and relationship support, discussing attitudes and beliefs, videos and...
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Libido - medical issues
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Libido, which means sex drive or the desire for sex, can be affected by some medical conditions and medications. Treatment for a lessened libido or sex drive can include treating the underlying medical condition with medications such as antidepressants and/or counselling.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Secret boy's business!
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Whatever you may have called them when you were a little kid, in your family or among your mates, your 'privates' have got other names used by doctors and other medical professionals.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Masturbation
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Masturbation means touching and rubbing your penis or clitoris and breasts for sexual pleasure. It's a normal and healthy way for people to explore their own bodies. How often a person masturbates isn't a problem, unless it's linked to an obsessive compulsive disorder where the same activity must be repeated over and over.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Fact sheet 40 - Depression and anxiety in gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) people
Publisher:   beyondblue
Description:   Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) people experience anxiety and depression at higher rates than many other people and are at greater risk of suicide and self-harm. This fact sheet outlines the symptoms and treatment of depression and anxiety, and suggests what can be done to help.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Oral substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Injecting drug users are vulnerable to infection with HIV and other blood borne viruses as a result of collective use of injecting equipment as well as sexual behaviour. This review looks at original studies that reported the frequency or prevalence of ...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Sexuality, intimacy and kidney disease
Publisher:   Kidney Health Australia
Description:   Info on this personal area of Kidney Disease
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Interventions to reduce risky sexual behaviour for preventing HIV infection in workers in occupational settings
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   We included eight studies with 11,164 participants but one study did not provide enough data to be useful. One study from Africa found a strong increase in uptake of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) to 51% when delivered on-site which was 14 time...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Childhood sex play
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Most children are curious about sexuality and sexual difference, and many play harmless sex games with their friends. Recognise when sex play is harmless and find times to talk about sex and playing safely.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Breastfeeding - for fathers
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Some fathers feel that, because they cant breastfeed their baby, they will not become really close to their baby in the first months and beyond. However, there are lots of other ways for fathers to bond with babies
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Obesity and sexuality
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Studies suggest that obesity can significantly impair sexual quality of life. Effective management of obesity may lead to improvements in self esteem, sexuality and quality of life.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Protecting against sexually transmitted infections
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Protecting against sexually transmitted infections (STI): Preventing STIs is much better than treating them, because when diseases are prevented people do not get sick and do not need to access health services which are expensive to provide.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Discussing 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:   Jan 2011
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:   Oct 2010
Title:   Healthy sexual relationships
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   A healthy sexual relationship is one in which the individuals involved are physically and psychologically content with the frequency and nature of sexual encounters.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Sexuality following breast cancer treatment
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Sexuality following breast cancer treatment: Breast cancer treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, can have lasting physical and emotional effects on a woman and her family. The issue of sexuality following breast cancer treatment is often neglected, but can have a significant impact on a woman's quality of life.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Social marketing interventions to increase HIV/STI testing uptake among men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgender women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Men who have sex with men and transgender women are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS worldwide. Unrecognized infections could be one of the driving forces of ongoing HIV transmission among these populations. Thus, it is important to promote HIV t...
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Sexuality after childbirth
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Sexual changes after childbirth are common. Here is some information on when to engage in sex after childbirth, and changes in a woman's body after childbirth.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Sex during pregnancy
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information about sex during pregnancy, including changes in libido, and safety precautions.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Pain & sexuality
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   In people who suffer from pain, it is common for them to experience problems in their sexual functioning.
Date:   Sep 2010

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