STIs (Sexually transmitted infections)

STIs (sexually transmitted infections) are an important health issue for people with HIV. Once common among gay men, sexually transmitted infections declined in the 1980s and early 1990s as the result of the focus on HIV prevention, but they have returned – among gay men across the developed world in recent years and among HIV positive gay men in particular.

The waiting game

From the Apr-May 2009 issue of Talkabout

Waiting for an STI result can be a confronting time for anyone. Greg Page relates a personal tale of hot sex, hot crotches and hot trashy magazines in his doctor’s waiting room as he waits to find out what comes next.

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KNOW THE FACTS - SEX AND HEP C

Hep C is usually transmitted by sharing injecting equipment (including needles, spoons, tourniquets and filters) as well as tattooing or body piercing with infected equipment. However, sexual transmission is also possible. In our booklet KNOW THE FACTS - SEX AND HEP C we outline latest information about Hep C, ways to avoid transmission and current treatment options. WARNING - content is unsuitable for people under 18 years.

SYPHILIS - GET THE FACTS

Anyone can get syphilis, but men who have sex with men account for 90% of the cases of infectious syphilis in New South Wales. About half of these guys are HIV positive. So if you are HIV positive, sexually active, and fucking with men, it makes good sense to have a regular blood test (i.e. every three months) for syphilis.

SEX PIGS: Dark and dirty sex and managing your health

Positive Life NSW has produced this campaign based on stories and interviews so men who practise adventurous, or dark and dirty sex, have access to more information to manage their health. WARNING - content is unsuitable for people under 18 years.

10 reasons to test for STIs

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are an important health issue for people with HIV. This campaign outlines reasons why HIV positive gay men should have regular tests for STIs.

10 reasons to test for STIs

Published 2006