MOVEMBER: YOUR PROSTATE’S HEALTH
This Movember don’t only grow your moustache in support of men’s health (that’s the easy part) but also make sure you get your prostate checked out – especially if you’re over 40. That’s because men over the age of 40 have a real risk of suffering from prostate enlargement, and possibly cancer. Often a taboo […]
ASK MAMBA: TIRED OF BI DRAMA
We’re super excited to welcome Xander, who has a Master’s Degree in Psychology and is a registered counselling psychologist, to Mambaonline as our resident advice columnist. WE DON’T HAVE ANAL SEX ANYMORE Dear Xander I have been with my partner for more than four years now, and we have been engaged for more than two […]
SEX: THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
It’s been said that these days you have three seconds to captivate your reader. So here goes: SEX! SEX! SEX! Are you still reading? Everyone likes it, everyone wants it but it doesn’t come with any safety instructions. That’s why fear, denial, apathy and ignorance are some of the biggest contributing factors to the transmission […]
TO DISCLOSE OR NOT TO DISCLOSE
For anyone coming to grips with their HIV positive status, choosing to be open to friends, family or anyone else can be a tricky decision. Riaan Norval looks at how to balance honesty with protecting your right to privacy.
HEALTH: FLYING HIGH
Whether smoking it, snorting it, popping it or injecting it, recreational drug use appears to be higher among gay and bisexual men than among the rest of the population. Why is that and how can we protect ourselves?
DO IT ON YOUR PHONE!
Health4Men’s innovative mobi site provides access to important sexual health information specifically for MSM who may not have access to the internet. Here are some of the questions asked by users or the service.
COMBINATION PREVENTION
There’s more on the menu than you thought! Ongoing HIV prevention messages regarding consistent use of condoms and water-based lube are essential but you might forget that you have other options available.
ARE WE BORN TO CHEAT?
Do all gay men cheat? And what does it mean to cheat? It partly depends on how we define the term. One couple’s cheating may be another couple’s agreed-upon sex play. It’s really an issue of honesty and mutual respect.
HEALTH: MATURING GAY MEN
Everyone knows life doesn’t stop at 45, yet many people assume that sex does. Health4Men’s Glenn de Swardt writes about how maturing gay men can feel alienated from a gay culture that favours a younger twinky crowd.
HEALTH SERVICES FOR GAY MEN BEING EXPANDED
Glenn de Swardt from Health4Men writes about new developments for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in South Africa: Competent health services for MSM are now being expanded in five provinces.