Sex Ed Mandated In New York

New York has decided to mandate sex education.

Let's hope this program works and they can reduce teen pregnancies and STIs.

This is great news! Read more about the program here.

Male Contraceptive Soon Within Reach

Contraception has been women's responsibility as far back as we can remember, but it looks like finally men will be able to take their turn.

The complications have come because men are continually producing sperm, compared to women who only ovulate once a month. But it looks like science is finally catching up and it may soon be within our grasp!

Anti-HIV Drugs Prevent Infection For HIV-Negative People

Good news! UNAIDS and WHO have released results from HIV transmission studies today:

"Results announced today from two studies reveal that a daily antiretroviral tablet taken by people who do not have HIV infection can reduce their risk of acquiring HIV by up to 73%. Both daily tenofovir and daily tenofovir/emtricitabine taken as preventive medicine (PrEP - pre-exposure prophylaxis) can prevent heterosexual transmission of HIV from men to women and from women to men."

This is great news for injecting-drug users, sex workers, and people who are in high risk groups.

New Guidelines For Missed Contraceptive Pills Released

Have the guidelines for missed contraceptive pills ever confused you?

They have confused me and I'm a professional! Finally someone has taken notice of this and new guidelines have been released.

They are much easier to understand and hopefully will help a lot of women avoid the confusion and know better what to do.

Read them here on the fpa website. 

Allison In Suburban Woman

The Suburban Woman is an online and printed magazine in the Tri-County area of America. When they were looking for a sexpert to comment on some sexual health statistics I got the job!

Check out this article in which I talk about the ins and outs of some sex stats: Sex by the Numbers Continued.

Two Interviews With Allison

I thought I would no longer be posting on this blog, but two very exciting things have happened in the last couple of days to make me change my mind.

Although my daily contributions to Morning Quickie will take priority, this blog will certainly not be forgotten and will be a place where I publish items that are not appropriate for Morning Quickie.

So what has insprired me this week? I was quoted in two sexual health articles!

1. Raising Kids Magazine - Launch Issue 2010

We're Growing Up - By Jane Riley

2. Suite 101 - Men's Sexual Health

Should a Boy be Circumcised? When Parents Cannot Compromise - By Elizabeth Batt

This has been an exciting week for me and you can look forward to more sexual health news from me as it happens!

Quoted In April Issue Of Cosmo Australia

I know it has been a long time since I posted on this blog and I apologise. I have been busy with my work as Editor of Morning Quickie.

I just wanted to share the happy news that I have been quoted in the April issue of Cosmo Australia! Check out the article entitled "The Porn Identity" about how pornography can affect a couple's sex life.

Thanks!

Book Review: The Noughtie Girl's Guide To Feminism

Feminists have become one of the most misunderstood groups around today. At least 100 years ago, everybody knew it was about getting the vote, and in the 1960s it was about sexual equality.

So what does feminism hope to achieve today? Ellie Levenson re-explores the movement with her recently published book, The Noughtie Girl's Guide To Feminism, which tries to interpret feminist views on a wide variety of subjects – sex, work, household chores, marriage and children – in today's terms.

To read a review of the book click here.
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HIV Language Issues

This post is about both educating people on the nature of HIV and AIDS and addressing the issue of the way the media uses language around these health issues.

New HIV Vaccine Can Reduce Risk Of Infection

A study recently completed in Thailand has shown a reduced risk of contracting HIV among those who were vaccinated.