Sexual Health | Shim Clinic, STD CLINIC SINGAPORE™

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Sexual Health | Shim Clinic, STD CLINIC SINGAPORE™: Full/total/complete sexual health screening testing/check package, treatment, prevention clinic, Singapore - Private, and confidential services. Definitions, references, and latest news.

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• Sexual Health
• Sexual Health Screening
• Sexual Risk

• Sexually transmitted disease (STD) - refers only to infections that are causing symptoms.
• Sexually transmitted infection (STI) - refers to infection with any germ that can cause an STD, even if the infected person has no symptoms.
• Venereal disease (VD) - term used before the 1990s.
• Genitourinary medicine (GUM) is an expanding specialty which is primarily related to the treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
• Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected and fulfilled.

• Men who practice insertive sex SG$497/=
• Women who practice vaginal sex SG$737/= (includes Digene® HPV DNA & ThinPrep® test)
• Either sex practicing anal sex SG$697/= (includes Digene® HPV DNA test)
• Other variations - discuss with the doctor.

• Clinical History
• Physical Examination - Consider trimming your pubic hair with a scissors to about 1mm length. It will be easier to see and treat any disease. Do not shave. Shaving cuts the skin, and may spread any existing disease.
• Laboratory Testing - When you arrive at the clinic, do not go to the toilet. Should we need to sample your urine for testing, it is recommended that the urine be retained in your bladder for 4 hours or more.

Optional tests:

• OraQuick® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test SG$60/=. Results in 20 minutes.
• Digene® HPV DNA test SG$200/=, or
• Digene® HPV DNA & ThinPrep® test (females only) SG$240/=

Sexual risk (of STD/HIV/pregnancy), and what you can do before and after exposure.

References

• Sexual health - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Sexual health: Definition from Answers.com
• Sexual health - definition of Sexual health in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
• Sexual health clinic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Meaning of Sexual Health
• WHO | Gender and human rights
• Defining sexual health

Harlequin Productions stage performance of ‘Rent’ in Aberdeen to raise funds for HIV charity
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:34:41 +0100 | Terrence Higgins Trust
Harlequin Productions are putting on a production of Rent to raise funds for HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland at the Aberdeen Arts Centre, from Wednesday 8th through to Saturday 11th February. Performances begin at 7.30pm. Rent is a rock opera with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians as they struggle to survive and create in New York's Lower East side, in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV. The cast and crew received training from Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland staff in order to increase their knowledge and awareness around HIV as they prepared for the production. Staff and volunteers from Terrence Higgins T...

Digitizing Sexual Health Promotion and HIV Prevention
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:05:33 +0100 | Psychology Today Sex Center
At the IMPACT LGBT Health and Development Program at Northwestern University we have been focused on using the internet for sexual health education. Read about some of our approaches to promoting the sexual health of young people through videos and social media. read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)

Oral HPV Rates Higher In Men Than Women
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
A study published in JAMA reveals that among men and women between the ages 14 to 69 years in the U.S., the overall prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is around 7%. In addition, the researchers found that the prevalence of HPV is higher among men than women. The study is being published early online in order to accompany its presentation at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium. The researchers explain: "Oral HPV infection is the cause of a subset of oropharyngeal [relating to the mouth and pharynx] squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Safe for Sex?
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:29:00 +0100 | MedlinePlus Health News
Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Heart Diseases, Sexual Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)

Potential For Male Contraception By Sonicating Sperm
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
The ideal male contraceptive would be inexpensive, reliable, and reversible. It would need to be long acting but have few side effects. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology used commercially available therapeutic ultrasound equipment to reduce sperm counts of male rats to levels which would result in infertility in humans. Ultrasound's potential as a male contraceptive was first reported nearly 40 years ago. However the equipment used is now outdated and no longer available... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Ground-breaking service becomes the largest online support network for people with HIV in its first year
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:47 +0100 | Terrence Higgins Trust
A year today, Friday 27 January, after its launch, almost 3,000 people with HIV in the UK are part of myHIV, a groundbreaking online support system. This makes it the largest community of people with HIV in the UK, with people helping each other to manage their health and wellbeing. To celebrate the success of these services and encourage even more people to join up, Terrence Higgins Trust is holding a monthly prize draw for members, with an iPad as the opening draw’s prize.MyHIV is part of Life Plus, a suite of integrated online, face-to-face and telephone support services for people living with HIV and supports individuals’ everyday, non-clinical needs. Created by HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, the Elton John ---- Foundation and people living with HIV, myHIV i...

Complications 'rare' for pregnant women with STIs
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:18:56 +0100 | Nursing in Practice
Pregnant women with STIs should have a normal birth providing the “appropriate intervention” is carried out read more (Source: Nursing in Practice)

Safe travels? HIV transmission among Britons travelling abroad
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 | HIV Medicine
ConclusionsA substantial number of UK‐born adults are acquiring HIV infection in countries with generalized HIV epidemics, and in common holiday destinations. Of particular concern is the high proportion of men infected reporting sex with a commercial sex worker. We recommend HIV prevention and testing efforts be extended to include travellers abroad, and that sexual health advice be provided routinely in travel health consultations and in occupational health travel advice packs, particularly to those travelling to high HIV prevalence areas and destinations for sex tourism. Safer sex messages should include an awareness of the potential detrimental health and social impacts of the sex industry. (Source: HIV Medicine)

Sexual Health Knowledge of Male and Female Latino Immigrants
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:13:14 +0100 | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Abstract  To explore sexual health knowledge among Latino immigrants in a Southern U.S. city, we conducted 20 qualitative interviews, (10 Women and 10 Men). We explored knowledge and factors associated with sexual health among male and female Latino immigrants in a Southern U.S. city experiencing a major growth of Latino immigrants in the past 10 years. Both genders demonstrated limited knowledge of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and risks of sexually transmitted infection (STI) acquisition. Neither gender perceived that they could have an asymptomatic STI, including HPV. Gender differences exist in sexual behaviors and perceptions of STI risk. Females indicated that female Latinas tend to have older sexual initiation age, fewer lifetime sexual partners and more pro-active...