The pope’s shift on condoms is no surprise
Martin Pendergast: Benedict XVI recognises moral decision making is a step-by-step process, and his approach to condoms and HIV reflects this
Pope Benedict edges away from total ban on use of condoms
HIV campaigners hail positive step forward but church warns that Pope Benedict XVI's statement is not official teaching
Condoms and the Catholic church: a short history
For the past 42 years the church has shackled itself to a dogma that many of its adherants have simply ignored
Pope Benedict’s condom U-turn
Andrew Brown: Pope Benedict XVI has cautiously but decisively removed the single most stupid and wicked policy of the Catholic church
Pope signals shift away from Catholic church’s prohibition of condoms
Pontiff reported to say in book-length interview that condoms could be justified 'in the intention of reducing the risk of infection'
Giving young girls the pill doesn’t make sex safe
'Safe sex' and gang-related violence can only be tackled by thinking about the needs of both young women and young men, says Carlene Firmin
Mobile phone kits to diagnose STDs
Plan aims to cut UK's rate of infection among young, who experts say are often too embarrassed to visit GP
Should girls have access to the pill over the counter?
Rowenna Davis and Jill Kirby: Two writers take differing views on an Isle of Wight scheme allowing young girls to receive the pill direct from pharmacists
Oral sex cancer risk to be tackled by documentary
Sexual health 'taboo' will be addressed in BBC3 show presented by Jaime Winstone
Lucy Mangan: They can’t pull the wool over my eyes. Well, not any more
Maybe it's late-onset teenage rebellion, or some kind of early pre-menopausal hormonal adjustment, but a new questioning spirit is stirring within me
Looking for advice? Stop Googling and get some rest
Libby Brooks: As Claire Rayner knew, the mind-boggling detail on every conceivable dysfunction available online is no substitute for the basics
Government refuses to increase payments to victims of contaminated blood scandal
Public health minister Anne Milton said increasing payments in line with the recommendation of independent report into the scandal would cost £3bn
US porn industry thrown into crisis after actor tests positive for HIV
Last major HIV panic in California's adult film industry was in 2004 when an actor with the virus infected three colleagues
Gay rights in Africa: now for the good news
Paul Canning: Although times are still hard for gays and lesbians in many African countries, hard-won gains are being made