Follow the links below to find information on sexuality and sex behaviour.
Reviewed January 2011
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Homosexuality
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47 Resources Found
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Libido - medical issues
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Better Health Channel
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| 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 |
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Secret boy's business!
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| 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 |
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Masturbation
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| 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. |
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May 2011 |
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Oral substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| 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 ... |
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May 2011 |
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Childhood sex play
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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| 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. |
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Mar 2011 |
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Breastfeeding - for fathers
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| 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 |
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Obesity and sexuality
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| Publisher: |
Virtual Medical Centre.com
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| 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
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| Publisher: |
Virtual Medical Centre.com
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| 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 |
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Discussing condoms
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| 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
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| Publisher: |
The Cancer Council Victoria
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| 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
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| Publisher: |
Virtual Medical Centre.com
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| 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
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| Publisher: |
Virtual Medical Centre.com
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| 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: |
Sexuality after childbirth
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| Publisher: |
Virtual Medical Centre.com
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| 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
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| Publisher: |
Virtual Medical Centre.com
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| Description: |
Information about sex during pregnancy, including changes in libido, and safety precautions. |
| Date: |
Sep 2010 |
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Pain & sexuality
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| Publisher: |
Virtual Medical Centre.com
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| Description: |
In people who suffer from pain, it is common for them to experience problems in their sexual functioning. |
| Date: |
Sep 2010 |