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?

Dorothy Milne obituary

Other lives: Family planning and sexual health doctor who co-founded the One25 charity

‘I miss the sex’: Why are the sexual needs of the bereaved still a taboo?

A woman mourning the loss of her husband was advised to take up gardening, another was told to get a dog… But intimacy and desire among grieving people is something we all need to know about, writes Kat Lister

From scheduling sex to being selfish: 10 ways to improve intimacy

What should you do if things have cooled in the bedroom? Relationship therapist Peter Saddington reveals how to regain intimacy with your partner

Full speed ahead: why do some of us struggle with low libido – and five ways to help

For most of us, the key to boosting sexual interest is to find what works your accelerator and what slams on the brakes. Could a new hormone treatment play a part in improving sex lives? Plus debunking the most common low libido myths

‘When people can talk about sex, they flourish’: the rise of sexual wellness

Advice on sex is available on myriad apps, sex toys are on the high street, and the science of sexual fufilment is blossoming. Will it all have the desired effect?

Asking For It is urgent, difficult viewing on Australia’s consent crisis

Rape, deepfake porn and misogyny in schools: Jess Hill’s new SBS documentary examines how Australians’ attitudes towards sex and consent are being shaped

Sex education overhaul in England based on ‘overblown’ claims, say teachers

DfE proposes age ratings for classes after Tory MP claimed children were given ‘graphic lessons on oral sex’

A psychologist’s guide to talking to teens about online porn

Listen, be non-confrontational, and be clear about what is unacceptable behaviour in online pornography

How we educate children about sex is vital. Don’t let it be part of Britain’s toxic culture war

Of course schools don’t always get the details right, but if the issue is politically weaponised, pupils will suffer the most, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Exercise could be as beneficial as drugs in treating premature ejaculation, study finds

Running and pelvic floor exercises show promise in studies of the most common sexual dysfunction for men

Impact of pornography not taught enough in schools in England, survey finds

Three years after mandatory sex education introduced, results show issue of unsafe relationships also not taught sufficiently