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Looking for a festive buzz? Here comes Lovehoney's 2021 advent calendar
Put some kink in your Christmas countdown with this sex toy advent calendar.
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'The elderly are not immune': Man, 83, diagnosed with HIV
'We must debunk beliefs that older adults are not sexually active.'
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'Always ready': Men with erectile dysfunction having more sex during pandemic, study suggests
'With their partners at home, they wanted to always be ready.'
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Mum ‘shocked’ her contraceptive coil was found in placenta after she gave birth
Claire Cowen fell pregnant despite using an IUD.
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A day in the life of a sex therapist in lockdown: ‘While on a break I might enjoy some self-pleasure’
Emma K Harper says to be the best therapist for her clients, it’s essential she feels connected to her body.
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Sexual health doctor warns UK could face a surge in STIs when lockdown ends
Dr McSorley is urging people to use their time in lockdown productively to book STI home testing kits.
Yahoo Life UKAsk Anna: 'My wife isn't interested in sex anymore – what do I do?'
Qualified life coach Anna Williamson answers your burning questions on sex, relationships, dating, families, parenting and mental health.
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What you need to know about gonorrhoea as cases in England reach highest levels in 100 years
Gonorrhoea diagnoses rose 26% between 2018 and 2019
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Ask Anna: 'Sometimes I cry during sex for no reason – is this normal?'
Qualified counsellor and life coach Anna Williamson answers your burning questions on relationships, sex, parenting, mental health and much more.
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Women who take the pill have much higher levels of the 'love hormone', says new study
Researchers discovered that women on contraception have increased feelings of attachment.
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This is precisely how long it takes the average woman to reach orgasm during sex
According to science...
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Female Viagra-like drug being created to help women with sexual dysfunction is almost finished
It promises one extra orgasm a month...
- The Independent
World Aids Day 2019: What is the HIV medicine PrEP and is it available in the UK?
As World Aids Day 2019 takes place, NHS England is facing pressure to begin offering the groundbreaking HIV medicine Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).Administered as a pill under the brand name Truvada, patients in England can currently only receive PrEP without charge as part of the Impact Trial, which began in September 2017 and aims to test its effectiveness on 13,000 people.
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Your contraception options: What does the future of birth control look like?
The pill remains the most popular contraception choice, but there are other options.
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Two thirds of British people never been tested for an STI
Research also found that a quarter of people never use a condom when sleeping with somebody for the first time.
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7 sex hygiene habits you really shouldn't skip
Developing healthy hygiene habits before, during and after sex is important for keeping germs and infections at bay.
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There's a national shortage of some contraceptive pills
GPs are being left with no choice but to prescribe women with alternatives.
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Teenager claims she almost died after contraceptive pill caused blood clot in her brain
Lexie Nash wants her experience to be a warning to others.
- Evening Standard
Scientists make 'important first step' in vaccination against chlamydia
A vaccination against chlamydia is safe and has shown signs that it can work, a clinical trial has found.Researchers found the vaccine provoked an immune response during preliminary tests on 35 healthy women.Further trials will now be carried out to determine whether it can fully protect against the sexually transmitted infection (STI).But experts say the latest findings are an "important first step" in tackling the STI."The findings are encouraging as they show the vaccine is safe and produces the type of immune response that could potentially protect against chlamydia," said Professor Robin Shattock, from Imperial College London."The next step is to take the vaccine forward to further trials, but until that's done, we won't know whether it is truly protective or not."Chlamydia is the most common bacterial STI in the world and accounts for almost half of all STIs diagnosed in England.It can lead to infertility, as well as complications such as ectopic pregnancy, arthritis and increased susceptibility to other STIs such as HIV.The infection is currently treated with antibiotics, but people can still catch it again.As many as three out of four cases show no symptoms."The major issue with chlamydia is the long-term consequences," said Professor Shattock."It is very treatable if identified, but as many people don't have symptoms it can be missed, and the biggest problem is that it can go on to cause infertility in women."One of the problems we see with current efforts to treat chlamydia is that despite a very big screening, test and treat programme, people get repeatedly re-infected. If you could introduce a protective vaccine, you could break that cycle."The study, led by Imperial College London and the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, tested two different formulations of the vaccine to examine which would perform better.Both formulations provoked an immune response in 100 per cent of participants - compared to no immune response in those given a placebo - but one was found to perform better and produce more antibodies.The experts hope this formulation will undergo further clinical development.The research, published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases, found the vaccines produced no serious adverse reactions.
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Brit hospitalised with two-week erection that won't go away
It's the result of an unprescribed erection enhancing drug that he injected into his penis before having sex.
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What is syphilis and why are cases on the rise?
The number of cases of syphilis in the UK has more than doubled in 10 years.
- The Telegraph
Gonorrhea in over-65s rising at nearly double national average with divorce and dating apps blamed
Gonorrhea among the over-65s is rising at nearly double the national average with divorce and dating apps blamed for greater promiscuity amongst pensioners.
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Cardiff ranked the worst UK city for people getting STI checks in new sexual health study
Just 22% of people living in the Welsh capital are willing to wear a condom.
- Evening Standard
Male contraceptive pill passes initial stages of testing
A male contraceptive pill is closer to reality, with scientists revealing the capsule has passed initial stages of testing. A month-long study of 40 male participants was conducted by the University of Washington, where users took a once-daily capsule to try and suppress the levels of hormones that contribute to the production of sperm. The researchers found that hormone levels in the men taking the pill fell, with sperm counts notably reduced.
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Durex is right – why is sex painful for so many women?
A gynaecologist explains why this problem can affect women at any age.
- The Telegraph
Warning over first case of 'super-gonorrhoea' acquired in the UK
Health officials are warning of the first case of super-gonorrhoea which has been found to be acquired in the UK.