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Catherine Slogrove has developed a probiotic specifically for vaginal health.

As crucial as gut health but not talked about. The vital role of vagina microbiomes

Catherine Slogrove has developed Australia’s first probiotic for vaginas. The challenge is getting the message across, especially to men about why it’s important.

  • Wendy Tuohy

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Open bottle of prescription PrEP Pills for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to help protect people from HIV. Stock image of HIV medication PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis which is used against HIV. Image via iStock.

The life-saving drug in short supply across Sydney

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has become crucial in the fight against HIV, but pharmacies across Australia are fast running out. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Angus Thomson and Ben Grubb
Sexual health physicians want PCR testing for syphilis to be used widely to help contain a growing epidemic of disease in Melbourne.

STI screening call after spike in unborn baby deaths

An outbreak of a treatable sexually transmitted disease in Queensland has led to a dramatic rise in the deaths of unborn babies.

  • Savannah Meacham
Mpox is a serious infectious disease.

WHO has declared mpox a global emergency. Why?

What do we know about mpox, and what does this mean for Australians? Who is most at risk, and how can they protect themselves?

  • Kate Aubusson
Algeria’s Imane Khelif at the Olympics.

Not so simple: Boxer Imane Khelif and the science of sex

Humans exhibit a wide variety of differences in sexual development. There is no simple binary. And a history of women playing sports is also a history of questions about their sex.

  • Liam Mannix
The Australian-developed AI model is able to fairly accurately distinguish between STIs from a patient image. 
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Using AI, this app may tell if you have an STI

An Australian app is showing promise in identifying infections in photos using artificial intelligence, amid a surge in people contracting STIs over the past year.

  • Mary Ward
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A new study found tampons contained traces of toxic metals.

Are tampons toxic? Here’s what you need to know

A study found traces of toxic metals in tampons. But what can this research really tell us about the millions of tampons sold every year?

  • Kate Aubusson
Leanne Murphy suffered life-changing injury to her body as she gave birth to her second child.

The common condition that can cause too much shame to be named

Incontinence affects everything from sex lives to sport participation and self-image. Yet research reveals it is rarely discussed and many go without treatment.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Very few sexual assault reports made to police end in convictions, statistics show.

‘My word against his’: Colossal system failure in sexual assault cases

Samantha was attacked by a man she thought was her friend. Fear stopped her pursuing justice. Sadly, she’s far from alone.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales introduced similar schemes in 2023, with South Australia starting a trial earlier this month.

Oral contraceptive soon available over the counter in new WA trial

Those annoying, expensively frequent visits to the doctor may soon be a thing of the past now that WA is catching up with other states when it comes to the Pill.

  • Claire Ottaviano

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