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July Newsdesk
Sweden introduces a new version of emergency contraception
'Condom ambulances' have been introduced in three major Swedish cities
in a bid to boost the use of condoms and to call a halt to the alarming
rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as chlamydia and
genital herpes. Sweden has one of the highest rates of genital herpes
in Europe, with one in three women affected.
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Ask the Nurse - a year on
The
'Ask the Nurse' service on the IHA website has now been running for a
year and is proving as popular as ever, demonstrating the clear need for
this type of confidential and personalised information service. Since
she first went online in July 2003, our experienced nurse-counsellor,
Catherine Cook, has dealt with more than 1,400 enquiries across a whole
range of herpes-related topics.
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IHA
develops new video on genital herpes
IHA
board members have been involved in the production of a new video, Genital
Herpes and Transmission, which aims to improve understanding of the ways
in which genital herpes is transmitted and of the steps that can be taken
to reduce the risk of transmission.
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There is a significant variation in the prevalence of the HSV virus across Europe, according to new research published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
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