Sexual health

If you're a couple looking to start a family, maintaining a healthy level of exercise and physical activity may increase your chances, a new study suggests.

New research from HIV/AIDS experts shows that patients with HIV are vulnerable to psychosocial challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse and more.

A recent study has made quite a few shocking revelations about the impact of Coca-Cola, Pepsi and other aerated drinks on men's sexual health.

According to scientists, this non-hormonal contraceptive pill has the potential to temporarily stop sperm from being able to swim.

Watching extreme pornography can affect a person's ability to perform in the bedroom.

Five times more menopausal women, aged 45 to 56, in the UK have HIV today than a decade ago.

The hackers overturn the setting of sex toys to the max to provide users with increased pleasure.

The influence of a father's environment on the development of his child is not as well understood as that of a mother's.

Study suggests toxic substance found in east Africa could change way sperm swims and block fertility in men.

Researchers at University College Hospital, London, have found a new treatment for erectile dysfunction using a compound that forms dynamite.

Condom use is extremely low among the younger generation, according to a new survey that asked 16-24-year-olds about their sexual health.

Doctors found an 'unusually large' 77cm-long sex toy that a patient had 'lost control' of, because he was intoxicated, according to a BMJ Case Report.

A woman in the US is suing a cosmetics store, claiming that she caught herpes from a lipstick tester.

Mother to child transmission of HIV has nearly disappeared in the UK thanks to antiretroviral therapy since the AIDS epidemic started in the 1980s. Four people reveal what it's like to live with the virus.

The most common injuries are cuts, followed by burns and rashes.

HIV is not passed on via casual contact or saliva.

A lot of progress has been made since the 1980s to combat HIV and AIDS.

Mindfulness-based therapy can help women overcome sexual dysfunction problems

There are 7,000 new infections globally each week among girls aged 15-24, the majority in Sub-Saharan Africa.

UTI bacteria hijacks copper in the body allowing the infection to spread.

Sectarian Protestant groups are most likely to say porn is immoral, but consume it anyway.

The Vaginal Pressure Inducer was created to study a painful medical condition - but it had unexpected results.

There are fears over sex robots - but they could treat sexual dysfunction and help people overcome trauma.

Many strains of gonorrhoea are now resistant to antibiotics.

The World Health Organisation calls for treatment research and better prevention.

Couples may learn to talk more to deal with the stress of fertility treatments.

Financial incentives also increase the likelihood that people will come regularly to the clinic.

In another development, the WHO has added PrEP to its list of essential medicines.

The study may help improve the way HIV clinical trials for women are designed.

Medics describe it as a 'worrying' spread of sexual diseases with more than 12,000 service members affected.