Drama out of crisis: how theatre and improv teach lessons in sexual consent

Exploring consent issues through interactive drama and comedy can effect lasting change, whether tackling violence against sex workers in Africa, sex education in South America or abuse in UK schools

Online STI kits double testing uptake in young people, study suggests

Offering e-STI kits alongside existing sexual health services could improve testing rates, research indicates

India bans condom adverts during primetime TV

Move is aimed at protecting children but campaigner warns it could undo decades of progress on sexual health

Sexual harassment: It’s not only rife in showbiz and Westminster – it’s in UK schools

As a trainee teacher I found the word ‘whore’ on my classroom door more than once. But does a Scottish scheme hold a solution for both teachers and pupils?

Why Nancy Friday’s 1970s collection of women’s sexual fantasies still matters

The author of My Secret Garden – a shocking and deeply sexy work – has died, leaving a legacy to inspire younger generations

Australia’s gonorrhoea rise of 63% driven by urban heterosexuals

Report shows a 99% rise in notification rates in major cities, a 15% rise in regional areas and an 8% fall in rural areas

Why don’t I enjoy sex? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions. Nichi Hodgson takes on one of them

Campus security on sexual health week: ‘we’ll be as frank as our contracts allow’

Some staff aren’t fond of the hijinks that happen during sexual health week, but we’ve got to make sure students are clued up on all things venereal

What can your period tell you about the state of your health?

Bodyform’s new sanitary towel ad uses red liquid to represent period discharge – about bloody time. Making menstruation more visible in advertising – and conversation – is good for us

Labour calls for immediate end to use of vaginal mesh implants

Sharon Hodgson, shadow public health minister, says use of mesh implants is a ‘public health scandal’ as they have left some women in permanent pain