Vaginal mesh implants: ‘I really thought I was dying’

Carolyn Churchill was in agony after mesh surgery, but doctors were reluctant to blame her implant, even suggesting the pain might be a mental health issue

‘The stigma is more in my own mind’: men on using Viagra

Viagra use among men has tripled, with doctors saying there is less stigma around it. We asked readers whether they agreed

Teenage pregnancy in the US is at an all-time low. Trump could soon change that

Trump administration’s decision to cut nationwide sex ed programs is putting many young lives at risk

New class of antibiotic raises hopes for urgently-needed gonorrhoea drug

With the sexually transmitted disease fast becoming drug resistant, successful lab tests of closthioamide show potential as an effective new treatment

HIV prevention drug PrEP to be offered at sexual health clinics

NHS trial of treatment to start in five cities in September with full implementation by April

Government cuts ‘leave sexual health services at tipping point’

With demand rising, councils say patients face longer waits to see a specialist and efforts to tackle outbreaks could be hit

My wife has a diminishing sex drive and makes excuses not to be intimate

We are both in our 60s and, after illness six years ago, she is unable to take medication that may help

‘It’s too expensive’: your views on the morning-after pill in the UK

Boots has refused to reduce the price of emergency contraception, despite campaigners persuading other pharmacies to drop the cost

Prurience review – come and join the self-help group for porn addicts

It’s hard to know who is acting and who is oversharing in a show that explores our personal experience of pornography – and tests the limits of theatre

Our public health guardians have been asleep at the wheel as vaginal mesh tragedy unfolds

We diminish the tragedy by characterising the cases as unrepresentative of typical outcomes, but we must admit our current system has failed us