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Original research

• High prevalence and incidence of gonorrhoea and chlamydia in young women eligible for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in South Africa and Zimbabwe: results from the HPTN 082 trial (8 March, 2023)

  Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Nyaradzo Mgodi, Linda-Gail Bekker, Jared M Baeten, Chuwen Li, Deborah Donnell, Yaw Agyei, Denni Lennon, Scott M Rose, Marcia Mokgatle, Sheetal Kassim, Shorai Mukaka, Adeola Adeyeye, Connie Celum
• Hepatitis C testing among three distinct groups of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study in the Celtic nations (12 April, 2023)

  David Whiteley, Dimitra Strongylou, Sally Brown, Peter Vickerman, Jamie Scott Frankis
• Effect of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on chlamydia and gonorrhoea notifications and testing in Queensland, Australia: an interrupted time series analysis (23 February, 2023) Free

  Marguerite Dalmau, Robert Ware, Emma Field, Emma Sanguineti, Damin Si, Stephen Lambert
• Experiences of initiating rapid antiretroviral therapy among people newly diagnosed with HIV in East London: a qualitative study (17 April, 2023)

  Rageshri Dhairyawan, Adrienne Milner, John P Thornhill, Longret Kwardem, Nashaba Matin, Chloe Orkin, Kevin Deane
• Surveillance of Mpox Cases Attending Sexual Health Services in England (SOMASS): design, implementation and initial findings from the SOMASS data collection tool, 2022 (18 May, 2023)

  Hannah Charles, Mateo Prochazka, Judith Murray, UKHSA Sexual Health Liaison Group, Suneeta Soni, Lewis Haddow, Katie Beets, Victoria Pilkington, Nicola Low, Sophie Candfield, Rachael Jones, Tanya Bleiker, Claire Dewsnap, Matt Phillips, David Phillips
• Sexual behaviour, STI and HIV testing and testing need among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men recruited for online surveys pre/post-COVID-19 restrictions in the UK (1 March, 2023)

  Jack RG Brown, David Reid, Alison R Howarth, Hamish Mohammed, John Saunders, Caisey V Pulford, Dana Ogaz, Gwenda Hughes, Catherine H Mercer
• Predictors of starting and stopping chemsex in men who have sex with men in England: findings from the AURAH2 prospective study (15 June, 2023)

  Robbie Hammond, Valentina Cambiano, Fiona C. Lampe, David Asboe, Amanda Clarke, Richard Gilson, Graham J Hart, Ada Rose Miltz, Nneka Nwokolo, Anne M Johnson, Andrew N Phillips, Andrew Speakman, Gary Whitlock, Alison Rodger, Janey Sewell
• High incidence of asymptomatic genital tract infections in pregnancy in adolescent girls and young women: need for repeat aetiological screening (19 May, 2023)

  Vani Govender, Dhayendre Moodley, Megeshinee Naidoo, Cathy Connoly, Sinaye Ngcapu, Quarraisha Abdool Karim
• Investigating the impact of condomless vaginal intercourse and lubricant use on the vaginal metabolome: a pre-post observational study (31 May, 2023)

  Joanna-Lynn C Borgogna, Savannah G Grace, Johanna B Holm, Tadeo Aviles Zuniga, Herlin Kadriu, Xin He, Sarah R McCoski, Jacques Ravel, Rebecca M Brotman, Carl J Yeoman
• Retrospective cohort study assessing coverage, uptake and associations with hepatitis B vaccination among females who engage in sex work attending sexual health services in England between 2015 and 2019 (7 August, 2023)

  Matt Hibbert, Ruth Simmons, Natasha Ratna, Sema Mandal, Caroline Sabin, Monica Desai, Hamish Mohammed