CHLAMYDIA, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause infertility, now accounts for one third of all reported sexually transmitted infections (STI) in Ireland, new figures show.

The recent Irish Study of Sexual Health and Relationships demonstrated the high level of support for emergency contraception (EC) being made available over-the-counter in Ireland.

MAKING it a criminal offence to pay for sex in Ireland is the only way to stop the growing number of younger men using prostitutes, Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) insisted yesterday.

There was a time when a health minister like Mary Harney would have provoked public outrage by suggesting that contraception is the key to minimising the number of crisis pregnancies.

Abortion statistics from an in-depth survey on sexual health are inaccurate due to the way the questions were framed, the Pro-Life Campaign claimed today.