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Positive Sexual Health with Aishling McCormack, Sexual Health Centre

December 07, 2021 • Thomas Broderick • Season 1 • Episode 2

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Hello and Welcome, to the MTU Wellbeing Podcast, on this the 2nd episode I chat to Aishling McCormack, who is a Outreach Health Promotion Officer, in the Sexual Health Centre in Cork. We chat about how students can connect with the Centre and highlight what services they offer. We dispel some sexual health myths, discuss student trends and have an open and honest conversation about many areas of sexual health including consent, pornography and STIs, I really love the way Aishling shares her insights in such an honest and refreshing way. She shares many golden nuggets (tips) for students including;

Connect with the Sexual Health Centre.
Communicate openly and check in with your partner.
Don't compare your sexual activity to porn.
Understand your needs and boundaries and be confident
Be aware of non verbal signs and take noting for a given when with someone

Proud also to say that Aishling is a past student of MTU on the BA Social Care course so she has a great insight into life as a student in MTU.

Links
Sexual Health Centre Cork
Phone number: 021 427667
Email: info@sexualhealthcentre.com
Website: https://www.sexualhealthcentre.com
Facebook: @BeSexyStayHealthy
Instagram pages: @shc_cork and @shc_hub
Eircode T12 DX73
Contact Details for Drug Alcohol and Sexual Health (DASH)
Danny Fitzpatrick - Coordinator - 083-132250
(DASH is a mobile unit that provides a service for Co. Cork & Kerry
https://www.sexualhealthcentre.com/news/dashlaunch)

Time stamps
2:10 Student supports through the centre
4:20 Best ways to connect with the centre
8:50 Challenging Myths around sexual health
10:41 Transmission of STIs
16:04 Getting an STI Screen
19:04 DASH- Drug Alcohol and Sexual Health
22:20 Tips for Students: Contact the centre
23:10 Communicate with your partner
27:30 Understand your needs and boundaries - have the confidence to do what you want
29:00 Consent - be aware of non verbal signs and check in with your partner
31:30 "Nothing is ever a given"
32:45 Health Hub in City Centre (check @shc_hub)
33.50 "Sex Education on Netflix