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Address to the Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference

Story • Robert Mitchell • 9 September 2009

“HIV prevention must be supported from an evidence base of best health promotion practice and with respect for the rights and dignity of those living with HIV,” NAPWA president Robert Mitchell has told today’s opening ceremony of the 21st Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference. read more »

Give your vagina a choice

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 20 August 2009

If you know nothing about them, you're not alone. At a recent leadership forum held in Sydney by UNIFEM Australia only five out of the 100 young women present had even heard of the female condom. Adrian Ogier finds out more. read more »

Reinfection (superinfection) with HIV

From HIV Tests and Treatments • 12 August 2009

Reinfection, or ‘superinfection’ as it is sometimes known, means someone contracting a new or secondary infection from a virusA small infective organism which is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell. with which they have already been infected. In some viral diseases such as measles or mumps, reinfection does not occur because the original infection creates immunity. read more »

Real time: a resource for gay and bisexual men

Resource • 2 July 2009

This is a resource for gay and bisexual men to assist you to avoid taking risks. read more »

Sex between HIV–positive couples

From Treat Yourself Right • 25 June 2009

Whether or not to use condoms and lube if your partner is also HIV positive is a matter of personal choice. read more »

Sexual practices and sex toys

From Treat Yourself Right • 11 June 2009

Care must be taken with some sexual practices and with sex toys. read more »

Circumcision

From Treat Yourself Right • 11 June 2009

Circumcision is something an HIV positive woman and her HIV negative partner may wish to consider. read more »

Menstruation and sex

From Treat Yourself Right • 11 June 2009

Menstrual fluid is made up of blood, uterine tissue and other substances, and it does contain HIV, although there has been little research about the levels of virusA small infective organism which is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell. present. It is possible that there are increased risks of HIV transmission during menstruation, so barrier protection such as condoms and lubricant are particularly important. read more »

    Oral sex

    From Treat Yourself Right • 11 June 2009

    There have been no documented cases of transmission of HIV from vaginal fluid in the mouth, but some sexually transmissible infections such as herpes and gonorrhoea can be transmitted through oral sex. read more »

    Lubricant and condoms

    From Treat Yourself Right • 11 June 2009

    It’s important to use water-based lubricant with condoms, as without it, they are more prone to breaking. read more »

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