Unsafe sex threatens girls’ health worldwide. The prescription? Feminism

At the heart of every problematic sexual trend among young people is misogyny. We must approach world health through a feminist lens

Is your penis really shrinking?

Oliver Burkeman on whether monitoring your body for a defect can really induce the feeling it’s happening

Go ahead, touch yourself: eight things to know for masturbation month

Adults who are 25-29 years old are the most likely to have masturbated at least once in their lives – but those numbers do not necessarily tell the whole story

IUDs, the pill and sterilisation: your experiences of contraception

Accessing family planning is not easy for many women, who face cultural or religious opposition, supply shortages and doctors who won’t listen

Dublin drag queen turns pub into HIV-Aids testing centre

Panti Bliss hopes basement bar service will help arrest steep rise in infections among young gay men in Irish Republic

Has Transport for London found a way to stop you being groped on the tube?

A year on from the launch of the powerful Report It to Stop It campaign aimed at tackling sexual harassment, the team behind it weighs up the impact

Will having herpes affect my sex life and ability to have children?

I’ve just been diagnosed and I don’t know what to expect in the future

The libraries that offer sexual health services and cancer support

Coventry’s Central Library runs health-related events and a mental health drop-in service, reaching people that the NHS can’t

NHS England stalls plans for HIV prevention method known as PrEP

Consultation on Truvada will now be shelved, in move sexual health charities have described as ‘shameful’ and ‘failing those at risk’ of HIV

Luke McGregor on Luke Warm Sex: ‘I’m not getting any sex now, so I’ve got nothing to lose’

Scared of sex and ashamed of his lack of experience, comedian Luke McGregor decided to boldly confront his fears in a new six-part ABC documentary

‘Stop making sex a taboo’: young people speak out on family planning

On International Women’s Day, young people from Uganda, Ghana, Argentina and Pakistan share their thoughts on sex, health and rights

Jeremy Corbyn is right: decriminalising the sex industry is the way forward

The Labour leader’s comments show he is listening to voices of sex workers and charities like mine, who understand the need for safety

France records first sexually transmitted case of Zika in Europe

Health minister says woman in Paris recovering well after contracting virus from her partner who had visited Brazil

Welcome to Mirabel: the first centre supporting rape survivors in Nigeria

In a country of 170 million where sexual assault is described as ‘endemic’, a small facility in Lagos is helping women where the law and authorities fail

All children need to learn about sexual consent – it’s their right

Half the female victims of sexual assault are under 16. Rape victims are most likely to be aged 15 to 19. Schools need to teach young people about healthy relationships