Ensuring good sexual and reproductive health is an essential part of our overall approach to health and wellbeing. Sexual and reproductive health is often limited to discussions around pregnancy and avoidance of sexually transmitted infections. This is often the result of our inability to have open conversations about sex due to cultural inhibitions that are … Maintaining Sexual and Reproductive Health
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis [PrEP] is a type of antiretroviral therapy medication that can be used to prevent HIV infection if you have a partner living with HIV or if you are engaging in sexual activity that puts you at risk of contracting HIV. Research has shown that PrEP, when used correctly, is very effective in preventing … PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
With the continuing improvements to HIV treatment, it has been possible for people with HIV to live healthy and productive lives. We can continue our education or work, have a sex life, have HIV free children and live as long as anyone else. In 2017 from research presented at the International AIDS Society Congress we … Living with HIV
The end of a woman’s regular menstrual cycle, i.e., when menstruation stops is referred to as menopause. While information around a girl’s first menstruation, and how the menstrual cycle works, is commonplace in Sri Lanka, there is less information on how menopause works, and what this means for women. The key reason being that the … Menopause – When Menstruation Ends
Treatment for HIV comes in the form of medication known as antiretroviral therapy (ART). The Sri Lankan government provides free HIV treatment, available at Ministry of Health clinics across the country. Given that we can now live a long and healthy life with HIV due to advancements in treatment, and that those who are on effective … HIV Treatment
