The love drug
Why are women drinking so much? It's not just stress and spare cash - it's really down to sex, says Yvonne Roberts.
Teen mags and soap operas to teach about sex
Teachers wrestling unsuccessfully with a banana and a condom are being replaced in some schools by teen magazines and TV dramas such as Footballers' Wives in a bid to demystify sex and relationships. By Lucy Ward.
Without fear or prejudice
Sex + teenagers = controversy. But Jan Barlow, head of Brook Advisory Service, tells Mary O'Hara that a 'hysterical' media won't stop the charity's confidential relationship service to young people.
Just say no to avoid sex infections, young told
Young people should be encouraged to consider abstaining from sex as one of the options for protecting themselves against the epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, suggests Health Protection Agency.
Dangerous liaisons
In the UK, cases of sexually transmitted infection have risen by over 100% in the past decade. But ahead of the government's white paper on health, published yesterday, Mary O'Hara found that the clinical staff handling the epidemic are overworked and underfunded.
Teen survey reveals fears about early sex
Teenagers still have qualms about 'going all the way' rather than being stereotypical sex-mad young people responsible for high rates of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancies, a report suggests today.
Alive and ticking
Did you know that your lungs are more effective in the afternoon, your brain power peaks around noon and your sex drive is at its best just before the news at 10? Joanna Moorhead on new research about our body clocks.
Why sex advice is not reaching the ‘promiscuous 10%’
A reluctance to engage with the 'promiscuous 10%' in society, because of the protests of a minority who oppose education and discussion about sex, is at the heart of the sexual health crisis, public health experts claim today.
Trapped in gender limbo
Fifteen years ago, Paul Rowe felt driven to physically change gender after a series of personal traumas. But, as he tells David Batty, his hopes of a happier life have not come true.