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Sexuality
and Sexual Health
Being comfortable with our sexuality and our bodies is important.
Having questions about how our bodies work and why we feel
a certain way is natural and inevitable.
From
primary school to retirement, sexuality and sexual health
is a part of our lives. It changes as we change - from
the
moment we start thinking about sex, avoiding or achieving
a pregnancy, and how to avoid sexually transmissible infections.
Then
there's menopause and prostate problems in later years
as
well as the time to help us have a great sex
life in retirement.
Having
healthy sex and a health body means knowing what's right for
you, all through your life. At FPV we think it's important
to discuss sex, to learn about safe sex and sexuality and
that includes:
- Sexuality
and Sexual Orientation.This section explores what we
are
and who we are attracted to. It's not always easy finding
out or thinking you are gay. You aren't alone
and
there are
plenty of stories and advice from people who have been
there and survived.
- Fertility.
Whether you are avoiding pregnancy or trying to get pregnant,
there are things to do and things you shouldn't do. For
advice on contraception and on the best times to get pregnant
as well as ways to ensure your pregnancy is a healthy one,
click onto our Fertility section.
- Female
Sexual Health. Breasts, vagina, vulva, cervix, labia
- the
words start to sound like a science fiction movie cast
list after a while. Keeping your sexual organs healthy,
making
sure you have a Pap smear, mammogram and an STI test or
screen when you need it, are all part of being a woman.
We tell you
what
you need
to know about what is down below.
- Male
Sexual Health. Men don't like talking about their health
and may feel uncomfortable asking questions about
their sexual health. Find confidential advice on everything
from impotence
to
infertility, testicular cancer to prostate problems.
- Adolescence.
Whether you are a teenager or a parent of a teen, sex can
be confusing. Don't put it off. Learn what you need to know,
and learn how to talk about it. Kids and parents who talk
about sex have better, and safer, sex lives. Teens who know
about sex are happier and healthier when they eventually
have sex.
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Last updated:22/07/2005
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Fast Facts
One
in five Australian lesbians intend to become pregnant
in the next 5 years, 70% using self-insemination
with donor sperm (according to a 2000 survey by
the group Significant Others)
Australian
teenagers who get pregnant are more likely to
have an abortion if they are interested in school
and having a career (according to a 2001 Australian
National University study)
Endometriosis
(a painful uterine disease) affects 1 in 10 women
and costs Australian businesses $280 million a
year in sick leave and reduced productivity
The
number of HIV cases in Victoria has increased
by more than 40% in the past two years, mostly
among males between the ages of 20 and 40. "Safe
sex fatigue" is being blamed for men who no longer
think it is important to use a condom
In
a single act of unprotected sex with an infected
partner, women have a less than 1% chance
of acquiring HIV, and a 50% chance of getting
gonorrhoea
Chlamydia
is a very common STI. 70% of women and 40%
of men who have it have no symptoms - yet
with unprotected sex, they can pass it on
to an uninfected partner about 50% of the
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