Sexually Transmitted Infections STIs are spread predominantly by sexual contact, including vaginal, anal and oral sex. Some STIs canalso be spread through non-sexual means such as via blood or blood products. Many STIs—includingsyphilis, hepatitis, HIV, chlamydia,...
STIs are spread predominantly by sexual contact, including vaginal, anal and oral sex. Some STIs can also be spread through non-sexual means such as via blood or blood products. Many STIs—including syphilis, hepatitis, HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes, and HPV—can...
The triggers of Candida infection are various and include stress, hot weather and humidity, occasionally a new sexual partner, and consumption of sugar. The reasons for recurrent vaginal candida infection (more than three episodes of infection a year) can be diabetes,...
The standard treatment of vaginal atrophy is vaginal oestrogen preparations – creams, tablets and vaginal moisturizers. About twenty percent of women fail to respond to vaginal oestrogen. Some women have unpleasant side effects of vaginal oestrogen...
