Morning-after pill made officially available to girls under 16

A change of licence means EllaOne, which is effective five days after intercourse, can be given to any woman of reproductive age in Europe

Let’s get it on: the race for the world’s best condom

It’s hugely unpopular, worn by an estimated 5% of the global population: can 11 design mavericks, funded by Bill and Melinda Gates, reinvent the condom for a sexier, safer world?

Why my charity decided to open an online sex toy shop

The Family Planning Association is stimulating more than just a debate about how charities should work and think like entrepreneurs

We shouldn’t push dubious ‘pink Viagra’ pills on women and call it emancipation

An FDA panel voted to recommend approving Flibanserin, despite the agency rejecting it twice before due to safety concerns. The FDA may well do so now

Sexting could see teenagers branded as sex offenders

Sending an erotic selfie should not automatically land teenagers a criminal record, say anti-censorship campaigners

I am 73 and can no longer orgasm with my vibrator

I had no trouble climaxing until recently. Should I be worried, and what can I do about it?

My hot flushes have killed our sex life

After two minutes of cuddling my husband, I’m too hot for further contact – plus my libido has flagged. What can we do?

Is it OK to fake an orgasm?

Studies show that most women and almost a third of men have pretended to have an orgasm. Does faking it spare your partner’s feelings – or can it be damaging?

Tinder and sobriety are incompatible

Tinder’s boring conversations and clumsy hookups are unbearable without a drink as social lubricant. But sobriety has given me my standards back.