Full speed ahead: why do some of us struggle with low libido – and five ways to help

For most of us, the key to boosting sexual interest is to find what works your accelerator and what slams on the brakes. Could a new hormone treatment play a part in improving sex lives? Plus debunking the most common low libido myths

‘When people can talk about sex, they flourish’: the rise of sexual wellness

Advice on sex is available on myriad apps, sex toys are on the high street, and the science of sexual fufilment is blossoming. Will it all have the desired effect?

Woman who miscarried fined by NHS for claiming free prescription while pregnant

Plight of expectant mum who miscarried is latest case exposing errors in issuing charge exemption certificates

British Black women die in childbirth at an appalling rate. I’m tired of fighting a racist system in vain

Fixing this will require systemic change that goes way beyond healthcare, says author Candice Brathwaite

Asking For It is urgent, difficult viewing on Australia’s consent crisis

Rape, deepfake porn and misogyny in schools: Jess Hill’s new SBS documentary examines how Australians’ attitudes towards sex and consent are being shaped

I turn 50 soon. Why would I want anyone to assume I am younger?

The obsession with agelessness puts pressure on us to look and act forever young. But it’s far more liberating to be old and cheerfully weary, says Viv Groskop

Gareth Thomas: ‘I will be a voice for people with HIV. I won’t be derailed’

He was one of Wales’s greatest rugby stars – and the game’s first professional player to come out as gay. But it’s the truth about HIV that Gareth Thomas is set on tackling now

Is ice-cream good for you? Scientists divided on claims about health benefits

Suggestions in the US that the dessert can have health benefits have been greeted by a ripple of scepticism from British experts

Nine out of 10 beauty clinics breaking the law by advertising Botox – study

Promotion of anti-ageing product is illegal because it is a prescription-only medicine

Emotions around infertility can be raw. Let’s talk about them with solidarity

It’s important to acknowledge ‘fertility privilege’, but let’s not dismiss those whose privilege has been hard won, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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