How common is genital herpes? Genital herpes (or HSV) is really common, and around 70% of us will acquire either type 1 or type 2 in our lifetime. Of that […]
Karen Gurney
Trans people and sex – what you need to know
Today is Trans Day of Visibility, and whilst trans and non-binary people have indeed become increasingly more visible in society, a lot of the narratives you may hear about us […]
Sex, lives and desire – keeping the spark alive
Having a good sex life that lasts the distance of time is one of the holy grails of popular culture. It’s certainly possible to maintain high levels of sexual satisfaction […]
Take it or Wheel it – what I’ve learned about sex
Alex Cowan is a promoter of disability awareness and equality, writer, performer, speaker and spokesperson on sex and disability. In May of this year she posed naked for Good Housekeeping […]
I’ve got Heroes! Genital herpes and me
The first time I heard about genital herpes I was 23 and a friend of a friend had been diagnosed. She was devastated, I remember her crying about it in […]
Genital herpes – what is there to worry about?
How common is genital herpes? Genital herpes (or HSV) is really common, and around 70% of us will acquire either type 1 or type 2 in our lifetime. Of that […]
Your pelvic floor, sex and physiotherapy: what’s the connection?
What is the pelvic floor? The pelvic floor muscles are a group of muscles that attach from the pubic bone at the front of your pelvis, then come between your […]
Women’s orgasm: a feminist issue
We were recently asked to contribute to a piece for the i paper about women’s orgasms and it got us thinking. We live in a society where we are constantly […]
How important is sexual compatibility?
Sex therapists see hundreds of couples* over the course of their professional careers, all wanting a similar outcome- to get the sex life they want rather than the sex life […]
Want good sex? A group may be the solution…
When it comes to seeking psychological help for sexual difficulties, meeting one to one with a therapist is often the first thing we might consider. Although this type of work […]