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Most young women we interviewed said they gained pleasure watching sexually explicit material, but their focus was often on their male partner’s needs, desires and expectations, rather than their own.
Doing kegel exercises is actually very beneficial for your pelvic floor muscles. Don’t know how to do them? We have you covered.
The story of how Nigeria and Mississippi implemented comprehensive sexual education programs despite local opposition offers important lessons about how to boost adolescent sexual health.
With Doug Ford Nation taking over Ontario, our school curriculum, especially sexual education, is at risk of being censored and being thrown back to a time when diverse sexualities was a mystery.
When and how teenage girls can consent to contraceptive implants.
An increase in condomless sex in PrEP users is predictable as preventing HIV is the key motivator for condom use among gay and bisexual men.
On International Women’s Day, everyone can pledge to be an ally to women living with HIV and support their access to sexual health and sexual pleasure.
In Hobart supporting the Tasmanian Greens ahead of the state election, Greens leader Richard Di Natale said ‘in one of our states, women are not getting access to safe terminations’. Is that correct?
Women’s rights and poverty cannot be ignored.
Love may make the world go round, but sex keeps it going. There’s been a lot of discussion in recent months about the horrors of bad sex. But it’s important to remember that good sex is good for us.
Sex is an important part of life, but many people avoid it. Fear, former abuse and religion are common reasons, but you may be surprised to know how your overall health also leads to avoidance.
At a time when a new national school curriculum is starting its pilot phase in Kenya, a study shows the massive gaps in sexuality education programmes.
Many people find the idea of a sexual health check awkward or embarrassing. But there are simple things you can do, or be aware of, to make your next check up more comfortable.
A new study has found rates of genital warts have decreased significantly since the HPV vaccine was introduced.
Wales is the only UK nation that is empowering children to address sexism and harassment in schools.
Female genital mutilation is largely hidden in Australia and other high-income countries. But the United Nations says it is a global concern – and our research found it does affect girls here.
An active sex life can promote love and togetherness, drive creativity and build better health.
Health benefits come with regular sexual contact with the same male partner before pregnancy commences.
A culture focused on youth may lead us to believe that older people do not enjoy sex. A new study shows why that is not true, and how the notion of ‘sexual wisdom’ may explain why.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Professor of Women's Health Psychology, Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor, University of New England
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Senior Research Fellow, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Sexual health researcher, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Media and Communication and Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, City University of New York
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Endocrinologist and Andrologist, Cabrini Hospital & Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of medicine, Monash University
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Practice, University of Sydney
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Honorary Professor in Sexual Health, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Associate professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
