Gonorrhoea found to be on rise in nearly every council area in England and Wales
Increase in syphilis also recorded in most council areas as sexual health services face greater demand, says LGA report
Why is Australia still waiting for a male contraceptive pill?
Sixty years after ‘the father of the pill’ predicted a male version would come, vasectomies and condoms remain the only contraceptive options for men
Deep space astronauts may be prone to erectile dysfunction, study finds
Galactic cosmic rays can impair function of erectile tissues, research in rats shows
Tampon that tests for STIs created by British startup
Daye’s product doubles as PCR test for chlamydia, gonorrhoea and other common infections
Will my genital herpes mean I never have sex again?
I tell men about my condition and they never stick around. I don’t know what to do
Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women
Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds
Eva wanted the morning-after pill after a sexual assault. Confronting pharmacy questions left her ‘frustrated’
Questionnaire used by some pharmacies contravenes best-practice guidelines and is potentially causing patients harm
Study provides new insights into British people’s sex lives as they age
Research suggests a sharper decrease in the number of women reporting recent sexual partners after 70 compared with men
Don’t feel pressured, learn to ‘simmer’ and keep experimenting: how to have great sex at every stage of life
Expert tips on a fun, fulfilling sex life – for teenagers, octogenarians and anyone in between
The pill put condoms out of style – now fashion designers are reviving a flaccid market
From Saint Laurent’s £5 specimen to a Diesel-Durex collab, spring/summer 2023 is the season of the aesthetically pleasing prophylactic
‘The sex ed class you wish you’d had’: the influencer doctors teaching Americans the basics
With schools failing American students, OB-GYNs use TikTok to tackle questions and dispel myths
Inquisitive, beloved Canadian sex educator Sue Johanson dies aged 93
Johanson was venerated as a forthright educator who filled voids left by the absence of sex ed curricula at US and Canadian schools
‘Between pleasure and health’: how sex-tech firms are reinventing the vibrator
A new wave of sex toys is designed to combine orgasmic joy with relief from dryness, tension and pain
Syphilis cases at highest level for 75 years in England last year
Figures also show gonorrhoea diagnoses rose by 50% to 82,600 – the highest figure since records began in 1918
My cheating boyfriend told me he was a sex addict. Was it a disorder – or just an excuse?
When I found out my partner had been lying for years, my whole world shattered. Did calling it an addiction mean I had to forgive him?