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Perth’s only sexual health clinic to offer confidential and non-judgmental STI testing and treatment by health professionals who are themselves part of the LGBTQI+ community, is on the move to a bigger and better location. The M Clinic, a service of the WA AIDS Council (WAAC), will be operating in its new home at 2 […]
Tags: Joe Staniszewski, Lisa Dobrin, M Clinic, sexual health, Sexually Transmitted Infection, STI, test, WA AIDS Council, WAAC
1 Mar 2021 /
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The WA AIDS Council (WAAC) have announced they have recommitted to their partnership with Perth Steam Works, as the queer men’s venue reopens after months of lockdown. The project is an extension of WAAC’s M Clinic, which provides free, confidential and inclusive STI testing for all LGBTIQ+ people in Western Australia. Perth Steam Works owner […]
Tags: Lisa Dobrin, M Clinic, mike drummond, perth steam works, sex, sexual health, WA AIDS Council, WAAC
13 Aug 2020 |
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LGBTIQ+ venues are finally emerging from lockdown limbo, and Perth Steam Works is ready to return with an all-new look this Saturday. A fixture of Perth’s LGBTIQ+ community for 25 years, Perth Steam Works found a new owner in Michael Drummond earlier this year, and the new team have overseen massive renovations to the space […]
Tags: M Clinic, mike drummond, perth steam works, Steam Works, WA AIDS Council, WAAC
31 Jul 2020 |
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From the 29th October 2018, M Clinic will be introducing a fee of $15 for some appointments. The fee will be waived for clients that meet the criteria for low income, including healthcare card holders, students, pensioners and people with an income of less than $30,000 per year. Why is M Clinic introducing a fee? […]
Tags: M Clinic, PrEP, sexual health
6 Jul 2018 |
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M Clinic are seeking donations to contribute to the anticipated treatment costs for the upcoming financial year, launching a campaign on Chuffed.org The program of the WA AIDS Council provides a sexual health testing service for men who have sex with men, as well as Rapid HIV Testing, a Drug and Alcohol Clinic and administer […]
Tags: chuffed.org, HIV, M Clinic, PrEP, sexual health
31 May 2018 |
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While on Wednesday the 21st of March, it was announced that PrEP would be available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme as of the 1st of April, 2018, the price is still potentially a barrier for many people. At the same time, there have been two large price drops in the personal importation of PrEP. The […]
Tags: dynamix international, green cross pharmacy, HIV, M Clinic, PBS, PrEP
23 Mar 2018 |
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The state government have launched Western Australia’s first pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) trial this week. The trial, entitled PrEPIT WA, will enable up to 2,000 people at risk of HIV to obtain PrEP free of charge from four local clinics; The M Clinic, GP on Beaufort, Royal Perth Hospital Sexual Health Clinic and Fremantle Hospital’s South […]
Tags: AIDS, fremantle hospital, gp on beaufort, Health, HIV, M Clinic, PrEP, PrEPIT WA, Roger Cook, royal perth hospital, sexual health, WA AIDS Council, WAAC
21 Nov 2017 |
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A new study in the USA has found that gay men who use self-administered rapid HIV tests follow up positive results with confirmatory testing. When self administered testing was introduced one of the main concerns was people would not take the next step in the treatment process. Encouraging people who are at risk of acquiring […]
Tags: AIDS, Andrew Burry, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, Justin Manuel, M Clinic, rapid testing, self-administered testing, Sexually Transmitted Infection, STI, syphilis, WA AIDS Council
20 Jul 2017 |
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In the past few months, the M Clinic has seen the rates of HIV, Gonorrhea and Syphilis increasing in Perth gay men. Even if you practice safer sex (by wearing condoms during anal or using PrEP), you could still be at risk of picking up a sexually transmitted infection (STI). And remember, not all STI’s […]
Tags: AIDS, Health, HIV, Lifeline, M Clinic, PeP, PrEP, sexual, STI
10 Dec 2015 |
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So, now that you’ve been in a relationship for a couple of months or weeks, you and your partner have stopped using condoms. This makes sense considering the trust you’ve built during this time, so surely your partner would know his HIV status, be honest about their sexual history and wouldn’t put you at risk. […]
Tags: HIV, M Clinic, PrEP
1 Nov 2015 |
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