Category Archives: Safer sex

What’s going on with sex education in the UK?

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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Celebrating National Condom Week

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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10 things you can do in the fight against HIV/AIDS

It’s World AIDS Day and there’s rightfully a lot of attention on the issues of HIV/AIDS, but what can you do to help? Read on for 10 things you might do. Please feel free to share these widely!
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So…..are you a sexpert?

On Wednesday I hosted a 'So, you think you're a sexpert?' quiz at London's Science Museum. Yesterday I posted the quiz for you to take if you couldn't make the event. Today it's time to see how you scored....
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