News and features related to sexual conditions

1. Older Viagra patients 'should be given safe sex advice'
   

   3rd February 2012 - Men over 50 who are prescribed erectile dysfunction medication should be offered advice on safe sex to curb the growing numbers of older people with sexually transmitted infections (STIs), says an editorial in Student BMJ. The authors, Rachel von Simson, a final year medical stud

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2. Genital herpes can return despite antiviral therapy
   

   5th January 2012 - The virus that causes genital herpes can reactivate even when high doses of antiviral therapy are being given, a study has found. Researchers in the US say these 'breakthrough episodes' underline the need to find new treatments to stop it being spread from person to person. Genita

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3. Gonorrhoea becoming drug resistant
   

   11th October 2011 - Doctors in the UK are changing the recommended treatment for gonorrhoea, because it has become resistant to a common antibiotic. Gonorrhoea is the second most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the UK after chlamydia, and until now, the oral antibiotic cefixime ha

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4. Get the STI picture
   

   Look hard at the first two words of "sexually transmitted diseases." If you're having sex, you may be at risk. Do you know as much as you think you do about STDs? It's easy to find out. Read through the list of symptoms below, then name that STD. It's been three weeks since I had sex with a man who

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5. HPV testing to be included in the NHS Cervical Screening
   

   13th January 2011 - HPV testing is to be included in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme from April. The NHS hopes it means screening can be better targeted and the number of unnecessary procedures will be reduced. HPV testing will be used for 'HPV triage' of women with borderline or low grade cerv

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6. Problems with premature ejaculation
   

   Are ejaculation problems an issue of mind over matter? Well, if a man and his partner don't mind how long it takes him to ejaculate, then it really doesn't matter. For example, Ian Kerner, a sex therapist and author of She Comes First, advises men to bring their partners to the brink of orgasm befor

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7. Over 50s ‘at risk’ from sex infections
   

   13th September 2010 - As the Family Planning Association (FPA) highlights pensioners and the older middle aged as part of its Sexual Health Week, we ask Lynn Hearton, the FPA’s Helpline and Information Services Manager, about the campaign. STIs in this group are rising and, over the last several yea

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8. Rise in sexually transmitted infections
   

   26th August 2010 - There’s been a rise in the number of new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) according to the latest figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA). 15 to 24 year olds, particularly young women, are the group most affected by STIs. UK sexual health clinics reported 48

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9. Gay health - Lesbian sexual health
   

   Lesbians and bisexual women are not immune from sexually transmitted infections (STIs), yet can be complacent about getting tested for them, according to Ruth Hunt at the charity Stonewall.  Sometimes, lesbian and bisexual women are told they don't need to be tested for STIs. This is not the case. A

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10. Gay health - Sexual health for gay and bisexual men
    

    Using a condom not only helps protect against HIV, but it also cuts the risk of getting many other STIs. There are more gay men living with HIV than ever, so having sex without using a condom is extremely�risky. Gary Williams from Birmingham's Healthy Gay Life project says that�many STIs are more di

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