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Trials in the USA suggest doxycycline taken within 72 hours after sex can reduce the risk of syphilis and chlamydia infection by more than 70% and gonorrhoea by 55%

UNAIDS’ latest Global AIDS Update warns governments that the decisions they take this year will determine whether they succeed or fail in ending AIDS by 2030.

Health experts and HIV/AIDS activists in Uganda are concerned over the increasing number of young women and girls in care who are abandoning antiretroviral drugs (ARVs)

Research with adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Uganda finds that twice-yearly injections using lenacapavir led to zero HIV infections

You may have heard about internal condoms (also called female condoms) and external condoms (also called male condoms). But what's the difference and which one is best?

You may think you know where babies come from. But do you really understand how the female reproductive system works its magic?

The scheme, run by community volunteers in rural parts of Malawi, has led to both adults and young people using condoms more regularly

One-third of women in Gabon, Kenya and Tanzania still discriminate against people with HIV, new research suggests

A new HIV prevention trial is happening in the USA which could be a PrEP gamechanger

Young women in South African study say their relationship with staff was the biggest motivator for engaging with a sexual health service

Hellen Adhiambo and Beryl Akinyi are peer educators from Siaya County, Kenya. They share lessons learned from their work and success stories

First WHO progress report on global health sector strategies shows worrying rise in STIs, and 2.5 millions annual deaths from HIV, STIs and hepatitis

We hear from mixed-status couples on the realities of living with HIV in long-term relationships

Sexting is a funny thing - some people find it exciting and hot while others find it daunting and unappealing. Read on for everything you wanted to know about sexting but were too afraid to ask!

Gay and bisexual men in African countries where homosexuality is legal are twice as likely to have ever tested for HIV than those living in countries where they are criminalised

Making PrEP available in high schools, colleges and community spaces could increase the number of young men who start using it, research from South Africa suggests