Lade Oyeyinka is a sexual health nurse
BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2447 (Published 18 August 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;370:m2447
- Laith Alexander, academic foundation doctor
- St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
- laith1.alexander{at}gmail.com
Most people’s knowledge about what goes on behind the scenes of a sexual health clinic comes from television—notably Channel 4’s The Sex Clinic—but what is life really like working as a sexual health nurse?
Why did you become a sexual health nurse?
Early on at university, Lade met a woman living with HIV and this prompted her to explore sexual health nursing as a career path. “She came to talk to our nursing group about her experience of diagnosis and treatment and it was moving,” Lade told us, “especially hearing about the stigma she faced.” After that, Lade became interested in HIV nursing. “I did placements with health visitors and ended up doing my dissertation on nurses’ perspectives on HIV. I wanted to be part of getting rid of the stigma associated with young people, sexual health, and HIV.”
The diversity of sexual health nursing is a big plus for Lade. “Sexual health is as broad …
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