Meredith Temple-Smith

A chlamydia education and training program for general practice nurses: reporting the effect on chlamydia testing uptake

Anna Wood, Sabine Braat, Meredith Temple-Smith, Rebecca Lorch, Alaina Vaisey, Rebecca Guy, Jane Hocking

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australian Journal of Primary Health

The long-term health consequences of untreated chlamydia are an increased risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancies..

Contraceptive use and pregnancy plans among women of reproductive age during the first Australian COVID-19 lockdown: findings from an online survey

Jacqueline Coombe, Fabian Kong, Helen Bittleston, Hennie Williams, Jane Tomnay, Alaina Vaisey, Sue Malta, Jane Goller, Meredith Temple-Smith, Louise Bourchier, Andrew Lau, Jane S Hocking

Journal article  |  2021  |  The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

PURPOSE: Australia introduced 'lockdown' measures to control COVID-19 on 22 March 2020 which continued for a period of two months...

A psychological group intervention for high-risk pregnant women: a protocol of a feasibility and acceptability study of the STAR Mums program

Clare Bellhouse, Angela Komiti, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jade Bilardi, Louise Newman

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

BACKGROUND: In pregnancy, the attachment relationship between a mother and her baby begins to develop and women are more motivated..

'It's literally giving them a solution in their hands': the views of young Australians towards patient-delivered partner therapy for treating chlamydia.

Elly Layton, Jane L Goller, Jacqueline Coombe, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jane Tomnay, Alaina Vaisey, Jane S Hocking

Journal article  |  2021  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

OBJECTIVES: Patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT) is a method for providing antibiotic treatment for the sexual partners of an ..

New best practice guidance for general practice to reduce chlamydia-associated reproductive complications in women

Jacqueline Coombe, Jane Goller, Alaina Vaisey, Christopher Bourne, Lena Sanci, Deborah Bateson, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jane Hocking

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australian Journal of General Practice

BACKGROUND: Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed bacterial sexually transmissible infection (STI) in Australia, with most infe..

What is the anatomical basis of labiaplasty? A review of normative datasets for female genital anatomy

Jennifer A Hayes, Meredith J Temple-Smith

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

BACKGROUND: Despite increasing numbers of labiaplasties being performed, there is little quantitative information on normal labial..

Do we need to worry about sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in older women in Australia? An investigation of STI trends between 2000 and 2018

Louise Bourchier, Sue Malta, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jane Hocking

Journal article  |  2020  |  Sexual Health

Background This study examined trends in chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnosis, and chlamydia testing and positivity, among..

Early Pregnancy Assessment Services in Australia: What psychosocial support is available? A qualitative study.

Lily Claringbold, Jade Bilardi, Meredith Temple-Smith

Journal article  |  2020  |  Women and Birth

PROBLEM: Women commonly experience emotional distress following miscarriage but do not receive the support they need from healthca..

The Views of Patients and Partners Toward Patient-Delivered Partner Therapy for Chlamydia: A Systematic Review

Elly Layton, Alaina Vaisey, Jane L Goller, Jacqueline Coombe, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jane Hocking

Journal article  |  2020  |  Sexually Transmitted Diseases

BACKGROUND: The majority of research on patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT) has focused on its impact on reinfections. This s..

Love during lockdown: findings from an online survey examining the impact of COVID-19 on the sexual health of people living in Australia.

Jacqueline Coombe, Fabian Yuh Shiong Kong, Helen Bittleston, Henrietta Williams, Jane Tomnay, Alaina Vaisey, Sue Malta, Jane L Goller, Meredith Temple-Smith, Louise Bourchier, Andrew Lau, Eric PF Chow, Jane S Hocking

Journal article  |  2020  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

INTRODUCTION: Australia recorded its first case of COVID-19 in late January 2020. On 22P March 2020, amid increasing daily case nu..