KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

KCL Reproductive and Sexual Health Society is student-led academic society, hosting talks, discussions and other events. We are the first of our kind in the UK! London, England Joined June 2017

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #17: Sex toys can pass on sexually transmitted infections, so make sure to clean them after useRef: bit.ly/3cf037U #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #Sexualhealth #Safesex

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Fact #16: Sexually Transmitted Infections can be passed on orally, by fingers, hands, and mutual vulval rubbing so it’s important to wash hands, use gloves, and dental dams. Ref: bit.ly/3cf037U #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #Sexualhealth #Safesex

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #15: Sexually Transmitted Infections can be passed on orally, by fingers, hands, and mutual vulval rubbing so it’s important to wash hands, use gloves, and dental dams. bit.ly/2YjLAPG #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #Sexualhealth #Safesex

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #14: Hormone replacement therapy for trans people is not a reliable contraceptive and is not guaranteed to cause to infertility. bit.ly/2LY89qZ #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #Sexualhealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #13: Taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV does not interfere with hormone replacement therapy for trans women: bit.ly/36dwkZl #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #Sexualhealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #12: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV can be taken daily, four times a week, event based, or for holidays - but not all dosing options are suitable for everyone: bit.ly/3pxJ6cs #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #Sexualhealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #11: Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV is taken for 28 days and should ideally be started within 24 hours, or at most within 72 hours. It’s available from sexual health clinics and A&E departments. bit.ly/3cgvpeu #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #Sexualhealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #10: On a global population level, trans people are 49 times more likely to acquire HIV than the average person, compared to men who have sex with men being 24 times as likely. However, the risk of acquiring HIV varies depending on exposure #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #Sexualhealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #9: Undetectable = Untransmissable. People with an undetectable HIV viral load are unable to pass HIV on to others. #LGBTHM21 #LGBT #SexualHealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #8: 43% of all new HIV diagnoses in 2018 were among men who have sex with men, however 82% of trans people who acquired HIV did so through heterosexual sex #LGBTHM21 #LGBT #sexualhealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #7: Queer is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual and/ or cisgender - but it has a complicated history. Ref:bit.ly/2MrXAfk #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #6: Sexual orientation is how people are sexually attracted to others, while romantic orientation is how they are romantically attracted to others. Aromantic people experience little or no romantic attraction to other people. Ref:bit.ly/2NDGiN #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #5: According to the Office for National Statistics, 2% of women identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual compared to 2.5% of men.Ref: bit.ly/36cvpIk #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #SexualHealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Our slightly delayed Fact #4: Demisexual’ refers to people who are sexually attracted to others after forming an emotional connection #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #SexualHealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Our slightly delayed Fact #3 Transitioning can lead to variation in trans people’s sexuality and libido bit.ly/39jqjfG #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #SexualHealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #2 ‘Bisexual’ is often used to describe being attracted to people of more than one gender, and ‘pansexual’ to describe being attracted to people regardless of their gender #LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #Sexualhealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Fact #1 In the 2018 National LGBT Survey, 2% of respondents described themselves as asexual. Asexuality is having little or a lack of sexual attraction to other people.#LGBTHM21 #LGBTQ #Sexualhealth

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

LGBTQ+ History Month celebrates the history and civil rights movement of the LGBTQ+ community. In honour of this year’s LGBTQ+ History Month we will be sharing 28 daily sexual health & education facts to raise awareness of some of the health needs that LGBTQ+ people have

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Join us tomorrow at 6.30pm for our free, virtual Core Skills for OSCEs: Sexual Health event. Useful for all medical students regardless of stage of training. Everyone welcome #medicine #medicalstudent #osce #revision #sexualhealth #MBBS Zoom ID:880 283 2233 Password: 9P46DH

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KCL RSH Society @rsh_kcl

5 years ago

Thank you to everyone who attended the Chemsex Workshops the other week with talks by @davidastuart @markrplondon and @acwnca For those of you who were unable to join due to capacity issues, please use the link to access recordings of the sessions. drive.google.com/drive/folders/…