Sexual Health

With oestrogen gel now funded without restrictions, sexual health specialist Massimo Giola explains who would benefit from using it for feminisation and how switching from tablets or patches might occur. This follows his December article on the use of testosterone gel for masculinisation

STI self-testing kits being sold online may be too good to be true, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

STI self-testing kits being sold online may be too good to be true, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

With testosterone gel now available and funded in New Zealand, sexual health specialist Massimo Giola explains why it is the preferred therapy for masculinisation and how people might go about switching to it

Sexual dysfunction is a complex issue that often goes unreported and untreated. Clinical writer Noni Richards discusses the causes of sexual dysfunction in men and women, as well as the evidence-based treatment approaches

An online pharmacy has pulled the STI self-testing product EttieKits from its website after concerns were raised by the New Zealand Herpes Foundation that the tests are not fit for purpose

New ESR data shows a 45 per cent jump in the number of syphilis cases recorded in New Zealand in 2023, the New Zealand Sexual Health Society says

Sexual health specialist Massimo Giola looks at the evidence for doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis as a prevention tool for bacterial sexually transmitted infections

The number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand last year was higher than in previous years, but researchers say an overall downward trend in cases is encouraging

Sexual health leaders have introduced a range of measures designed to increase testing to address the syphilis epidemic