How to talk to your children about sex

How to talk about sex with your children

Erectile dysfunction or performance anxiety? The truth behind a modern malaise

All men struggle to get an erection at some point in their lives, but more and more in their 20s and 30s are having problems. Are they panicking at the thought of sex?

Picking up a leaflet at a freshers’ fair won’t turn you into a sex worker

Brighton University should be applauded for promoting health and support services, says the sex worker and activist Molly Smith

Goop to pay out over unproven health benefits of vaginal eggs

Gwyneth Paltrow’s company has agreed to pay $145,000 to settle allegations of unscientific claims

The vagina is self-cleaning – so why does the ‘feminine hygiene’ industry exist?

From talcum powder to jade eggs and douches, an industry has grown up to sell products – some of which are harmful – that play on women’s fears about being dirty or smelly

Sexual health clinics in England see record demand amid budget cuts

Councils say they could struggle to respond to unforeseen STI outbreaks if cuts aren’t reversed

Mindful sex: could it put an end to unhappiness in bed?

Mindfulness has been used to treat depression and encourage healthy eating. Now, with huge numbers of men and women reporting sexual dissatisfaction, it is being applied to our relationships

Syphilis diagnoses are booming – it’s clear sexual health needs an overhaul

Responsibility for services is shared by NHS and councils and there is little evidence of a united effort on prevention

Got a good sex life? Don’t let ‘predictive’ scientists suck the joy out of it

Their idea of scheduling sex has probably improved many relationships, but their latest research is troubling, says psychoanalyst and author Anouchka Grose

Dangerous liaisons: why syphilis and gonorrhoea have returned to haunt Britain

Clinic appointments fill up in minutes and babies are once again being born with syphilis – what is behind Britain’s sexual health crisis?