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Sexual health

Sexual health is an important part of general health and wellbeing. Find out what we’re doing to improve sexual health and help prevent and manage sexually transmissible infections (STI) in Australia.

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  • About sexual health

    Why it’s important, and how to maintain good sexual health.
  • What we do

    What we’re doing to improve sexual health and prevent STI.
  • National strategies

    Our priorities to reduce STI and bloodborne viruses.
  • HPV vaccination

    Getting a human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.

healthdirect hotline

1800 022 222

Call this number to speak to a registered nurse about your health concerns. The hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Latest news

  • Don’t Fool Around With Syphilis

    Don’t fool around with syphilis

    28 July 2021
  • Couple holding hands

    No shame in asking for an STI test

    17 February 2021
  • Microscope image of the HIV virus on blue background

    HIV diagnoses lowest in almost 20 years

    4 July 2019
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Did you know?

1 in 6

Australians has had a notifiable STI in their lifetime

124,900

cases of notifiable STI were made in 2020

54%

of notifiable STI in 2020 were among males

Resources

  • National syphilis surveillance quarterly report image

    National syphilis surveillance quarterly report – Jan to Mar 2022

    3 August 2022
    Publication
  • Cover image for the first National Bloodborne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections Research Strategy 2021–2025

    National strategies for bloodborne viruses and sexually transmissible infections

    12 July 2022
    Collection
  • National Cervical Screening Program - Cervical screening explained
    3:55

    Your Cervical Screening Test

    1 July 2022
    Video
  • Cover image

    Action plan – Enhanced response to addressing sexually transmissible infections (and bloodborne viruses) in Indigenous populations

    17 June 2022
    Publication
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