‘It’s a human right’: the campaign for learning disabled people’s love lives

Campaigners want care staff to support people to develop relationships and enrich their intimate and emotional lives

How street teams and vending machines are helping to eradicate HIV

Easier access to HIV tests and better medical treatment has led to a sharp fall in infections. But stigma is still a problem, says Nicola Slawson

Counterfeit devices can show negative results when person has an infection

An NGO has recut and overdubbed a Venezuelan telenovela to raise awareness of sexual health

Study finds new treatment for BV, which affects up to a third of reproductive-age women

Young people should be taught the difference between real romance and coercive control, says author Holly Bourne

Study suggests climax may be an evolutionary hangover – but crucial questions remain

It feels good to have more data than ever behind us while fighting damaging narratives at work, in courtrooms and parliaments around Australia

Our collective reluctance to say ‘vagina’ shrouds women’s bodies – and their sexuality – in shame

Hormone is critical treatment for those experiencing reduced libido in midlife, say experts

It’s a common complaint, and help is available – yet still, few dare seek it out, says TV journalist Susannah Thraves

Pioneering clinical trial raises hopes of cure for ‘hidden’ sexually transmitted infection

Move by NHS could prevent more than 100,000 cancers across UK by 2058

Experts call for more honest discussion of sexually transmitted infections and more data