Good sperm guide
There was a time when infertility was seen as a women’s problem. Not anymore. Older dads are more likely to pass on genetic mutations to...
Tag: sexual health
Chemsex: fuelling STDs
Chemsex, men having sex with men under the influence of certain illicit drugs often with multiple partners, has already been identified as a ‘health priority’. The practice, which is part of...
The Libido roller coaster
Libido is the background drive to our sexuality. It is complex - dictated by many factors including levels of sex hormones, environment and the brain. So it...
Equality for intimacy
Twenty years ago, I and two colleagues wrote a book called The Sexual Politics of Disability, based on conversations with 44 disabled people about their...
HPV vaccine for boys
Recent sexually transmitted infection (STI) figures from Public Health England show that young women are continuing to benefit from the introduction of the nationwide Human...
Don’t second guess safer sex
Overall diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections were down last year, according to latest figures released by Public Health England, which show that there were 434,465...
Cervical screening after 50
“During Cervical Screening Awareness Week (13-19 June) Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, the UK’s only dedicated charity for women affected by cervical cancer and abnormalities, wants...
Freeze your sperm and beat Zika
When I heard that the athlete Greg Rutherford had decided to freeze his sperm before attending the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, I was surprised...
The Post-Antibiotic Era
Increasing antibiotic resistance is a global health emergency. According to the World Health Organisation, without urgent, coordinated action, the world is heading towards a 'post-antibiotic...
