The National AIDS Commission on Wednesday launched an interactive sex education website, www.sexxie.tv, which it says aims to connect teens and young adults with health experts who can provide them with accurate information on sex. The website, which is available in

It’s just like getting your tonsils out or going to the dentist. The first abortion became a dream-like blur that I pushed and shoved deep into dark tunnels beneath the ground where I grew up. I grew up on land with

By Dr Tan Hiok Hee “Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are among most common infectious diseases in the world. They are spread by sexual activities, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex or anal sex. There are more than a dozen STIs caused by

By Dr Tan Hiok Hee, MBBS, MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin), FAMS. Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterium that can cause a variety of genital infections. There are several strains or ‘types’, and they can cause urethritis (inflammation of the lining of the

Growing Pains Puberty is the stage where your body begins to grow and develop dramatically. During which, your body will grow faster than any other time in your life, except for when you were an infant. Back then, your body grew

Every year, approximately 46 million babies die from abortion worldwide – equivalent to one baby being aborted every two seconds. Unfortunately, the numbers are increasing annually especially amongst youths. Apart from the physical and mental trauma that a woman has to