Author Archives: Dr Petra

Media: “I’ve never treated you like a whore” Sex Writer: “You just did”*

By Dr Petra | Published: 16 March, 2010
Media: “I’ve never treated you like a whore” Sex Writer: “You just did”*Last week the Independent ran a feature with the exciting headline “I was a hooker who became an agony aunt”. Sounded fascinating. Another tart with a heart story, perhaps? No, reading the piece indicated the headline was wrong. The feature [...]
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The Secret of Good Sex – An evening of food, sex and a side order of science

By Dr Petra | Published: 13 March, 2010
The Secret of Good Sex – An evening of food, sex and a side order of science Next Friday evening (19 March) from 7-9.30pm why not join me and comedian Bev Fox for a night of fantastic food, science, sex and a whole lot of fun. We'll be finding out what science can teach us about about [...]
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Sexualisation of Young People report released. How useful are the findings? Here’s your chance to find out

By Dr Petra | Published: 1 March, 2010
Sexualisation of Young People report released. How useful are the findings? Here’s your chance to find outThe UK has just seen the launch of an anticipated Consultation into Sexualisation of Young People. The work has been widely reported and generally accepted by the media both in the UK and Internationally. Perhaps due [...]
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What’s going on with sex education in the UK?

By Dr Petra | Published: 26 February, 2010
In this past week sex education has been hot news in the UK. Reporting on this issue hasn’t always been clear and I’ve been overwhelmed with emails from parents, teachers and health practitioners asking about what’s going on. Here’s my answers to the most commonly asked questions which hopefully should clear up any confusion and bring you up to speed on what’s happening.
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Am I bovvered…about not desiring sex?

By Dr Petra | Published: 22 February, 2010
A drug company has launched a new study and patient registry to measure female sexual problems. Using a five question quick checklist you can now be diagnosed as dysfunctional.
Posted in Female Sexual Dysfunction, Flibanserin, Sexual dysfunction, Surveys/questionnaires | Comments closed

Celebrating National Condom Week

By Dr Petra | Published: 16 February, 2010
Celebrating National Condom Week This week's national condom week, and in case you hadn't been thinking about male or female condoms it's a good time to reflect about what they can bring to your sex lives. Long gone are the days where condoms are thick, smelly and come with the spermicidal pessary that bleaches your boyfriends carpet [...]
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Ten love songs from the musicals – with love to you on Valentine’s Day

By Dr Petra | Published: 14 February, 2010
Ten love songs from the musicals – with love to you on Valentine’s DayWhat better to enjoy Valentine's day than some romantic songs? I'm a bit of a Musicals fan so here are a selection of love songs for you to enjoy and share. Predictably since they are songs from the shows they're about [...]
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Countdown to Valentine’s 2010

By Dr Petra | Published: 13 February, 2010
Here are a few romantic little treats from me to you in the run-up to Valentine's day.
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American Psychiatric Association launches draft guidelines for DSM5 – consultation open til April, have your say

By Dr Petra | Published: 11 February, 2010
The DSM is the classification system used by psychiatrists and medics in the US and elsewhere to define, research and treat mental disorders. It's not without its critics and with the latest draft open for consultation you have a chance to share your views on how they aim to classify mental health.
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Sex workers, stigma and barriers to health

By Dr Petra | Published: 9 February, 2010
Here's an account and link to a recent event from my college focusing on addressing issues of stigma as a barrier to health care for sex workers.
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