Pain during sex is common, but research on the topic focuses on a narrow heterosexual, cisgender definition of sex, excluding lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people’s experiences.
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Roe v. Wade demonstrates that reproductive rights are fragile, often insufficient and in need of protection everywhere.
Sadly, the sexual desire of women over 50 is often unrepresented, misrepresented, and shown as comedic in culture – the new Australian film depicts a different reality.
Older women and gay men both rarely see themselves reflected on the small screen.
While Netflix’s Bridgerton is both incredibly romantic and erotic, the reality is it’s estimated 1in 5 people in the Regency period in London had syphilis and other STIs.
To have a real impact on First Nations communities, we need to tell the whole story of sexual violence in people’s lives against the backdrop of colonisation.
Pleasure-based sex education allows young people to safely explore and develop critical thinking around sex and relationships.
With its simple but graphic line drawings and relaxed approach, The Joy of Sex offered a recipe for ‘doing it right’.
Doctors don’t ‘check you for everything’, but are guided by what you personally would benefit from, based on your age and individual history.
Queer dating apps are leading the way when it comes to being more open about sexual health and health in general.
Results from our preliminary study strongly challenge the assumption that Indonesian parents are barriers to the delivery of school-based sexual health education.
A Canada-wide survey of people’s sex lives during the pandemic reveals an increase in self pleasure — this could be a stress response.
In a Nigerian study, both women and men emphasised “trust” and “safe spaces” when discussing sexual health.
The exceptional measures deployed around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic have impeded access to urgent services like birth control, abortion and maternal and newborn care.
People are exposed to toxic substances – like pesticides, chemicals in plastics and radiation – every day. A growing body of research shows that this exposure is causing a decline in male fertility.
When it comes to teaching about cycles in schools, the period dominates the story — but it’s important we teach about the ovulation part of the cycle, too.
In the absence of guidelines or training regarding sexual expression in long-term care homes, most staff are ‘just winging it’ on potentially sensitive issues.
As teens forge their post-pandemic identities, let’s afford them the ‘dignity of risk,’ in their whole lives including their sexualities.
To be effective, a video needs to be clear about its message and relatable. The government’s milkshake video seemingly about consent failed on both counts. But these videos get it right.
Research has shown that healthy, consensual and enjoyable sex is a great way to improve coping abilities. But during the pandemic, when resilience is valuable, Canadians are having less sex, not more.
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, 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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Senior lecturer, public health ethics, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Emeritus Professor, University of New England
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Honorary Professor in Sexual Health, UNSW Sydney
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Sexual health researcher, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Practice, University of Sydney
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Endocrinologist and Andrologist, Cabrini Hospital & Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of medicine, Monash University
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Associate Professor, City University of New York
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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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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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Director, SPHERE NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health in Primary Care and Professor and Head of the Department of General Practice, Monash University
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney
