Transsexual man expecting twins sparks ethical row

Spain debates ethical use of reproductive technology after 25-year-old interrupts hormone treatment to conceive

‘We will teach you to make love again’

Janine di Giovanni on the French approach to getting back your sex life - and figure - after childbirth

I can’t stop pulling my hair out

'Since I was seven, I have pulled out my hair, mostly when feeling anxious, but also if I'm sad, bored or lost in thought.'

Sexual healing

'Just before I reached 55 I had a sudden decrease in libido, and another ten years later. Physically I don't need sex, but mentally I do.'

Next week: We’re worried about this unassisted birth

'My brother's girlfriend is pregnant and they are planning a completely unnassisted birth despite a family history of complications. What kind of intervention is appropriate?'

A moment of selfish pleasure ruined my life

First person: Mark Hennessy was 40 when he took ecstasy before a night out. A month later he woke up on life-support

Was she right to write about it?

Open thread: Julie Myerson's memoir about her now-estranged son's cannabis use has caused a furore. What do you make of it?

This is an emergency

With his wife being accused of exploiting her son's drug problem in her new book, Jonathan Myerson speaks out for the first time to reveal why the story has to be told

Reading between the sheets

Pamela Stephenson Connolly suggests some solutions to common sexual problems

Case study: Pearl Lowe and Danny Goffey

Designer Pearl Lowe and husband, Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey, on making their relationship work